El-Rufai Signs 2018 Budget into Law

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Monday, signed the 2018 budget of N216.55 billion into law, with a promise to complete all ongoing projects and initiating new ones.

While signing the Appropriation Bill into law at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, the governor said the largest chunk of N51.4bn of the budget will be spent on the social sector, comprising education, health and social development, in line with the restoration programme of his administration.

With the signing of the appropriation bill into law, today, Governor El-Rufai the next financial year will start from January 1st, 2018, thereby making Kaduna the first among the 36 states of the Federation to pass the 2018 budget into law.

UCJ, UNILORIN.