THE 2022 FISCAL BUDGET OF THREE BILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE NAIRA AND THIRTY ONE KOBO WAS TODAY TUESDAY 12 APRIL, 2022 PRESENTED TO THE ETHIOPE WEST LEGISLATIVE ARM BY THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, RT HON PASTOR NELSON OGHENEDORO OWOSO FOR APPROVAL.
ACCORDING TO THE CHAIRMAN, THOUGH THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED A BEAT LATE DUE TO SOME CHALLENGING INSECURTIY ISSUES IN THE COUNCIL AREA BEFORE NOW, THE 2022 FISCAL BUDGET WAS HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR BY 1.09 PERCENT.
THE CHAIRMAN GAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF BOTH LAST YEAR’S AND THIS YEAR’S BUDGETS AND APPEALED TO THE LEADER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ARM, RT HON KENNETH IBIRI AS WELL AS THE COUNCILLORS TO SPEEDILY PASS THE BUDGET SO AS TO CONSOLIDATE ON WHAT HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT ON GROUND.
RESPONDING, THE LEADER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ARM, RT HON KENNETH IBIRI, THANKED THE CHAIRMAN ESPECIALLY FOR MAKING THE VISIBLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRANSFORMATION AGENDA HE PROMISED THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ETHIOPE WEST A REALITY.
HE ALSO CONGRATULATED THE CHAIRMAN ON HIS VICTORY AT THE COURT OF APPEAL, ASABA IN A CASE BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE PAN OCEAN OIL COMPANY OVER NON PAYMENT OF TENAMENT RATES ASSURING HIM SPEEDY PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET THEN PASSED THROUGH THE FIRST READING AT THE INSTANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A VOTE OF THANKS AS MOVED BY HON EGHWUBARE UYOVWISUOHWO. THE CHAIRMAN THEN TOOK A BOW AND LEFT BRINGING THE BUDGET PRESENTATION SESSION TO A CLOSE.
