Akwa Ibom: Eno signs 2025 appropriation bill of N955 billion into law

Speaking shortly after the ceremony in Uyo, Mr Eno commended the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly for the expeditious passage of the appropriation bill.
He said the thoroughness and speed in the passage of the budget exemplified the synergy between the executive and the legislature.
The governor called for continued collaboration between all arms of government to ensure the effective delivery of democracy dividends to the Akwa Ibom people.
The Akwa Ibom legislature passed the budget on December 24, following the adoption of the report by the House Committee on Appropriation and Finance.
The 2025 appropriation bill, christened ‘Budget of Consolidation and Expansion’, has a recurrent expenditure of N300 billion and a capital expenditure of N655 billion.
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