Zamfara State governor, Abdul-Aziz Yari, has presented to the State House of Assembly, a budget of over One Hundred and Seven Billion Naira (N107bn) for the year 2017.

 The governor proposed the sum of over N70 billion naira, and the sum of over N32 billion naira as capital and recurrent expenditures respectively.

The governor said the 2017 proposal was higher than this year’s proposal which was a sum of over six billion naira, because the implementation of last year’s budget was adversely affected by the global economic recession also being faced by the country.

He explained that due to the difficult and daunting economic situation, which was further compounded by the lingering activities of kidnappers and livestock rustlers, the 2016 budget was only about 46% implemented.

The governor further explained that the 2017 proposal, tagged “budget of social and economic reconstruction” is designed to diversify the state economy to other potentials, particularly mining.”

Yari also disclosed that in view of the significance of agriculture as the mainstay of the economy of the state, the sector receives the lion share in the 2017 budget, but said that other sectors of development were also accorded due attention and consideration in the budget.