Kastina governor signs revised 2020 budget into law

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state has signed the revised 2020 budget for the state into law.

The signing ceremony which held at council chambers, government house Katsina was witnessed by the leadership of the state house of assembly led by the speaker, Alhaji Tasi’u Maigari Musa Zango

The governor also recalled that the review was necessitated by the fall in national revenue occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He explained that the budget was slashed from N244 billion to N213 billion in line with the fluctuations in the global crude oil market.

The governor urged stakeholders to actively participate  in the fight against COVID-19 and redouble efforts at curbing community transmission of the virus which has accounted for most cases in the state.