The Ekiti House of Assembly has approved the N10 billion supplementary budget sent to it by Gov . Ayo Fayose .
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the budget was passed at plenary on Thursday by a unanimous decision of the 14 members who were in attendance.
Speaking with newsmen after the sitting , the Chairman of the House Committee on Information , Dr Samuel Omotosho, said the budget was to capture unforeseen expenses of government .
He said the bill went through first and second readings as well as committee review before its passage .
Omotosho denied speculations that the budget was to defraud the state, alleging that the governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, also did the same a month before he left office during his first term .
But the All Progressives Congress caucus in the assembly has rejected the passage of the supplementary budget .
The APC lawmakers led by the Minority Leader , Gboyega Aribisogan , described the action as a “ ploy ’’ by the governor to legitimise fraud .
“ The APC lawmakers and some members are not in support of the bill because it has been discovered that the outgoing governor wanted to use the House to legitimise fraud .
“ The proposed Appropriation Bill is the handiwork of Gov . Fayose and his cronies to cover up massive fraud in some Ministries, Department and Agencies ( MDAs ) .
“ The Appropriation Bill is not meant to improve the lives of our people in the state but to cover up some unapproved spending of the governor.
“ The Appropriation Committee did not sit on the bill. The bill was backdated to Aug . 30 to give an impression that the Appropriation Committee had since been deliberating on the bill ,’’ NA said.
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