The Edo State House of Assembly last Monday passed the 2018 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N160 billion.
Governor Godwin Obaseki had in December 2017 signed a budget size of N150 billion into law.
The passage of the revised Supplementary Appropriation bill was sequel to the consideration of a letter dated October 30, from the governor, requesting the legislature to urgently consider and pass the proposed revised 2018 Supplementary Appropriation bill.
The motion to consider the bill at the committee of the whole was moved by the Majority Leaders, Roland Asoro, and seconded by Damian Lawani, member representing APC Etsako Central and chairman of appropriation committee.
The House at the committee of the whole suspended its rules 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 55 to consider the bill.
Mr Asoro said the increment from N150 billion to N160 billion in the 2018 Supplementary appropriation bill was to enable the state government carry out more infrastructural development in the state before the end of the year.
The House after consideration of the proposed revised Supplementary Appropriation bill thereafter passed the bill.
The Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto, thereafter directed that clean copies of the bill be sent to the governor for his accent.
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