The Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government of Ogun State Hon. Adetutu Elizabeth Oyesanya, has presented the 2024 Budget proposal to the Council’s Legislators which showed a proposed expenditure of N219,370,000.00 and an estimated revenue of N60,800,000.00 from Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the 2024 fiscal year.
Penpushing reports that Oyesanya presented the budget tagged “Budget of New Era”, at the Legislative Chambers in Ogbere and thanked the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for creating an enabling environment that fosters synergy between the State and Local Government Councils for sustainable development in the building the future together agenda.
The council boss, however, affirmed her commitment to making life more bearable for her people and deliver to them basic dividends of democracy within the resources at her disposal, stressing that the budget was aimed at improving delivery of social services in the areas of Health, Youth and women development, education, infrastructure and rural development, among other relevant projects that will positively impact the people.
Penpushing further reports that the budget has N219,370,000.00 as Capital expenditure as the government intends to improve on infrastructural development for the people of Ijebu East, as infrastructure is key to development.
The female boss of the Ijebu-East local government emphasized that projects listed for execution would be speedily executed and well monitored for proper delivery as there will be no room for financial indiscipline.
Penpushing also reports that leader of the House, Hon Akindele Fasheyi , in his acceptance speech, thanked the Governor for the confidence reposed on the Executive and Legislative Council of the Local Government.
The house leader did not hide his excitement when he declared that he was happy to witness the presentation, stating that he was surprised when he received the Chairman’s correspondence stating that she intends to present the budget in the month of December, which had never happened before in the last few years”.
‘I am very happy to witness today as I never expected it. I was surprised when I received the Chairman’s correspondence stating that she intends to present the budget in the month of December, which had never happened before in the last few years”, Fasheyi said.
‘Let me also state that, this is a welcome development, on behalf of the entire legislative council, I want to say that it will be given a speedy deliberation and approval so long as the Heads of Department will cooperate with the House during their budget defense’, he emphasized
Penpushing reports that he stated that from the information at his disposal, Ijebu East Local Government is the first in the Ogun State to present 2024 fiscal budget and therefore thanked the Chairman and her team for putting Ijebu East Local Government on the record.
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