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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday presented a N93.4bn Budget for 2017 tagged, “Budget of Higher Height” to the state House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti.
The governor appeared at the House in military camouflage. He lamented that security challenges in the country had made things worse, adding that robbery and kidnapping had become the order of the day.
“It is quite horrifying; Nigeria is moving towards a one-party state. The disobedience against court order. It is shameful that the Federal government is sponsoring rally against court judgments. Today, the judiciary is blackmailed to submission.
“We beg the international community not to look away; Nigerians are suffering, human rights abuses are on the rise.”
Governor Fayose also alleged that there were plans by the Federal Government to place Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State under house arrest on Thursday – two days before the legislative rerun elections in the state.
“There is a grand plan to put Governor Wike under house arrest and if he resists, his life will come to an end,” he said.
For the 2017 budget, the Recurrent Expenditure is N55.02bn which is 59 percent of the budget, while Capital Expenditure is N38.42 bn or 41 percent of the estimates.
The budget is 33 percent higher than the N70.5bn presented for 2016. The governor explained that the increment was due to the economic recession and high exchange rate of dollar.