The Benue State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed the 2025 Appropriation bill of N550, 112, 988, 930.45 into law.
The bill was passed after scaling through the third reading during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Chief Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh.
The passage of the Appropriation Bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Appropriation by its Chairman, Cephas Dyako.
Governor Hyacinth Alia presented a budget proposal to the Assembly exactly 19 days ago, christened: “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security and Digital Economy”.
The bill was read and adopted clause by clause before the Committee of the whole House while the Clerk of the Assembly, Mister John Hwande, read the bill for the third time.
During plenary, the House approved all the six recommendations made by the Adhoc committee it had constituted to investigate the controversies surrounding the recruitment of Primary School Teachers by the State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB, arising from the briefing and interaction between the Executive SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Grace Adagba and members of the Adhoc committee led by Rt. Hon. Cephas Dyakyo.
The approved recommendations were: “That the House do commend the Governor of the State, Hyacinth Iormem Alia for approving the recruitment of Primary School Teachers to bridge the existing gaps in public primary schools.
The Speaker acknowledged the commitment of Governor Hyacinth Alia to complete the renovation of the House of Assembly complex, saying the work when completed, will provide members and staff a befitting office accommodation and chamber for plenary sessions.
The House according to the Speaker during the second sitting received 16 bills and passed nine, while four are in committees and five are pending.
The House also received 13 reports, out of which one has been conclusively debated while 12 are still pending among other things.
