Fubara presents N1.1trn 2025 budget estimate
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has presented the 2025 budget proposal of ₦1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly.
The Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development”, was presented during plenary on Monday.
Arriving at the Assembly complex with members of his cabinet and other top government officials, Governor Fubara was warmly received as the house rules were suspended to allow for his address.
In his speech, Governor Fubara described the 2025 budget as a blueprint for consolidating the achievements of his administration in 2024 while charting a new course for sustainable development.
Highlighting the performance of the ₦800 billion 2024 budget, the governor stated that Rivers State recorded significant milestones, particularly in economic growth and revenue generation.
He announced that Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rose to over ₦250 billion naira, and it’s expected to close at ₦300 billion by the end of the year, marking a record 100% increase over the previous year.
This, alongside ₦300 billion received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), enabled the state to execute transformative projects across sectors.
Building on this success, the governor unveiled one trillion, one hundred and eighty-eight billion, nine hundred and sixty-two million, seven hundred and thirty-nine thousand, nine hundred and thirty-two, thirty-six Kobo (₦1, 188, 962, 739, 932. 36) for 2025 fiscal year.
