The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has said that the state will generate N300 billion of its N521.5 2024 budget through internally generated revenue (IGR).
Gov. Mbah made this declaration on Wednesday at the Enugu State House of Assembly as he signed the N521.5 billion Enugu State 2024 budget into law.
This is contained in an official statement released by Dan Nwomeh, Gov. Mbah’s Senior Special Adviser on Media, and can be seen on the official X handle of the SSA.
According to the statement, the governor promised that the 2024 budget for Enugu State would engender disruptive economic growth, radical infrastructural development, and efficient service delivery.
In the Enugu State 2024 Appropriation Law, Gov. Mbah allocated N414.3 billion which represents 79 per cent of the budget to capital projects.
Gov. Mbah noted that the allocated budget for capital projects for 2024 is 20 times more than what has been typically spent on capital expenditure in the state since inception.
The governor further disclosed that the funds budgeted for capital expenditure would help address the gaps in the social services of Enugu State.
Gov. Mbah mentioned the building of 260 smart schools across the state and the construction of 260 Type-2 primary healthcare centres in all the wards of the state as some of the major capital projects to be embarked upon in Enugu in 2024.
In addition, the governor said that the building of the New Enugu City and the paving of feeder and access roads across the state were part of the infrastructural projects that the Enugu State government will initiate in 2024.
