The Senate passed the N1.48 trillion 2025 appropriation bill for Rivers State on Wednesday. Framed as an emergency intervention, the budget aims to address key needs across infrastructure, health, education, and security. Cracks in the ledger appeared in pension allocations, raising concern among lawmakers.
- The Senate approved Rivers State’s N1.48 trillion 2025 budget, originally proposed by President Tinubu.
- Capital projects dominate the plan with N1.077 trillion, while N120.8 billion goes to debt servicing.
- N287.38 billion is for non-debt recurrent spending; N50 billion is set aside for pensions and gratuities.
- Senator Ningi highlighted a N147bn pension deficit, urging transparency and swift disbursement.
- The budget accounts for suspended political officeholders during Rivers’ emergency administration.
Every crack in the ledger is a story untold, pensioners waiting, promises pending. Budgets reflect more than figures; they signal whose needs get prioritised when urgency meets uncertainty. In Rivers, urgency now demands accountability. Where have you noticed cracks in the ledger, plans made but people left waiting?
Source: The Cable
