By Funmi Ojo
Osun State government says it will be transparent in the implementation of the 273.9 billion naira 2024 budget of the state.
Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Morufu Adeleke stated this during a news conference with newsmen to do a brief analysis and breakdown of the 2024 budget which was just passed to law by the governor, at the Finance House, Osun State Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.
Professor Adeleke said the current government in Osun State has made it a priority to be transparent in its dealings and let the people know how the state government is managing the state resources.
The commissioner gave a quick rundown and breakdown of the budget, stating that the infrastructure sector would be taking the biggest chunk of the budget with 55.03 billion naira representing 50.10 per cent.
He said the 2024 approved budget estimate is not based on net financing as a loan, but that the budget, in turn, would be taking care of the debt commitment of the previous administration, in terms of debt servicing and payment of pension and gratuity.
Clarifying the budget for the Office of the Governor, the commissioner said the Budget for the Office of the Governor comprises of Governor’s Office, Office of the Deputy Governor, Office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Bureau of General Services, Bureau of Government House and Protocol, Bureau of Parastatal and Bureau of Social Services.
Professor Adeleke said the breakdown and simplified version of the state budget would soon be made available to citizens of the state, both in Yoruba and English languages.
In a remark, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief Kolapo Alimi noted that the government of Governor Ademola Adeleke is always ready to reveal the true state of matters in the interest of the public.
He appreciated journalists for supporting the state government through reporting its activities, urging them to sustain the ethics of journalism by balancing their reports.
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