Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed the N546,014,575,000.00 2025 appropriation bill into law on Wednesday.
The 2025 budget, titled “Rescue Budget 2.0,” was presented to the governor by the Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly at the Council Chamber of government house, Gusau.
During the signing of the 2025 appropriation bill, Governor Lawal pledged to complete all ongoing legacy projects which he started
The governor highlighted the importance of the 2025 budget, saying, ‘we must not only look at where we are or where we are going, but where we’ve been.
“The situation as at last year was a decade of poor governance which led to serious economic backwardness, non settlement of wages for State workers and non-functional infrastructures.
The Governor further highlighted the crisis he inherited to include absence of accountability, decline in revenue generation, non settlement of electricity bills by the government of Zamfara State, lack of water supply in the cities, and rise of deadly diseases such as cholera among other problems.
He added that if his administration had not acted too past to address the challenges highlighted above, the State would have not been a good place that would attract serious people to reside.
“The 2025 Rescue Budget 2.0 is driven by our commitment to continue the work we’ve started for our people, reflecting on strong policies and enthusiasm. This budget also accounts for the increase in the minimum wage for civil servants, rising from N30,000 to N70,000.
“The 2025 budget upholds the best practice of allocating 28% of recurrent expenditure compared to 72% for capital expenditure. The rescue agenda also focuses on key areas for the 2025 budget, including security, education, health, infrastructure, and agriculture.”
The Governor further highlighted the need for Zamfara state to seriously overcome its crises of infrastructural development so that it can be remodeled into a modern city to proud of.
In the 2025 budget, a substantial allocation has been made to complete the ongoing Gusau International Airport as well Gusau-Dansadau road.
Highlights of other key important projects to be funded in the 2025 budget include provision of security equipment through Security Trust Funds, strengthening of schools renovations and upgrading through the Agile programme key into by the State, building of smart city in Gusau, construction of International Conference Center, funding of Fadama (111) as well as construction of the state of the art diagnostic center.
Others include completion of the ongoing re-construction of Lalan to Lalan Road, upgrading of Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau to a teaching hospital, construction of additional structures in general hospitals Anka, Kauran namoda, Gummi, Shinkafi, Magami, Tsafe, Jangebe, and Bukkuyum, Improvement of shelter for IDPs through the Solid program, enhancing livestock productivity through the L-Press program, construction of 126 kilometers of Magami-Dangulbi-Dankurmi-Bagega-Anka road among others.
