The Ekiti state  Governor , Mr  Ayodele  Fayose wore a military outfit to present 2017 budget estimate of N93.45bn to Ekiti State House of Assembly today, Tuesday, 6th December 2016

The budget, ‎which is 33 per cent higher than the 2016 Budget of N70.5 billion, was christened “Budget of Higher Height”.

Fayose, while appraising the 2017 Budget, said the state only recorded 89 per cent performance due to unfavorable economic climate in the country and which negatively affected the state government.

‎He said out of proportional estimated revenue of N58.7 billion for 2017, only N52.4 billion was realized as actual revenue.

‎”The performance of the budget is a reflection of the state of the Nigerian economy. It must be noted that Ekiti State is not immuned to the shocks and depression of the national socio-economic scene. It is no longer news that the economy of the nation is in trauma and this had impacted negatively on the finances of the state,” he stated.

However despite the challenges faced by the government in getting finances for the 2016 Budget, Fayose noted that a lot of pro‎jects were still executed or started.

He listed them to include the construction of the Adunni Olayinka Women Centre, completion of the second phase of the Ikere Road dualisation, dualisation of roads in Efon, Ikole, Omuo among others.