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Adeleke Signs N427bn 2025 Budget Into Law

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Monday signed the 2025 Budget of Sustainable Growth and Transformation into law.

Osun Defender recalls that Adeleke had earlier presented the state’s budget plan for 2025 to the House of Assembly on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

Meanwhile, the Osun State House of Assembly had passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, increasing the budget to N427,746,925,170 from the N390,028,277,740 originally presented by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

A statement by Olamide Tiamiyu, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, confirmed the bill’s passage after the presentation of a detailed report by Mr. Olumide Fatunmise, Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation.

Commenting on the development, Speaker Adewale Egbedun commended the Finance and Appropriation Committee and the entire Assembly for their dedication to a thorough review and swift passage of the bill.

Egbedun highlighted key sectors prioritised in the revised budget, including education, healthcare, infrastructure, tourism, and security.

He noted that the focus is to ensure the bill, once signed into law, delivers tangible benefits to Osun residents.

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