The Enugu State Government has allocated N55 bn for the construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of urban and rural roads in the 2025 fiscal year.
Additionally, the government has set aside funds for various offices, including N50.27 billion for the Office of the Governor, N665.71 million for the Deputy Governor’s office, and N3.42 billion for the Office of the Secretary to the State Government.
These allocations are part of the state’s overall budget of N971 billion for 2025, which was presented by Governor Peter Mbah to the Enugu State House of Assembly. The budget proposal includes significant investments in education, healthcare, and infrastructure development.
The Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Chris-Roberts Ozongwu, gave these figures on Thursday during the breakdown of the 2025 Enugu State Budget Appropriation at the Enugu NUJ Press Centre.
According to him, the sum of N146 billion is mapped out for the equipping of the Smart Schools across the 260 political wards in the state, while N100 billion is for the construction of “200 Integrated Model Smart Comprising of 3 classroom block for Nursery, 6 classroom blocks for primary and 6 classroom blocks for junior secondary in the 250 wards in the 17 local government areas.”
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