The Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has signed the supplementary budget of N200 billion passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
He said the money is for proposed 50.15 Kilometers Port Harcourt Ring Road construction project that will connect communities across the state.
The Governor stated this on Friday after signing into law the Rivers State Supplementary Appropriation Law No. 4 of 2023, presented to him by the Leader of the House, Hon. Edison Ehie, at the Executive Chamber of Government House.
“Let me on behalf of the Executive arm of government commend you for your prompt response to the Supplementary Budget,” he said.
“We are a product of consolidation and continuity, we will implement every good idea by the previous administration geared towards improving the lives of Rivers people,” he continued.
SSA on Media to the Governor Boniface Onyedi, reported that the governor seeks support from other arms of government saying he will prove critics wrong while delivering services and projects that will better Rivers State and its people.
Onyedi, said Leader of the House, Hon. Edision Ehie, while presenting the law explained that the principal law – 2023 Budget, was altered by injecting a subhead that is dedicated to addressing the multifaceted Port Harcourt Ring Road project.
According to him, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule said lawmakers have watched with admiration the impressive performance of the administration of Sir Siminalayi Fubara and assured that the legislature will continue to offer requisite support to achieve success.
He said with the additional N200bn Supplementary Budget to the initial N550bn Budget, the total Rivers State budget for the 2023 fiscal year is now N750bn, placing Rivers State second to Lagos State.