Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s struggle to announce the figures for the state’s 2025 budget is the trending topic across social media platforms on Tuesday.
The clip of the governor struggling to correctly announce the total figure for the 2025 budget has gone viral with netizens sharing their thoughts on the episode.
Frontline News Online reports that Governor Okpebholo on Tuesday presented an estimated N605 billion for the 2025 fiscal year at the Edo State House of Assembly.
Despite the moments of his struggling with the budget figures the governor managed to complete the presentation of the budget titled “Budget of Renewed Hope for a Rising Edo,” reflects a 25 percent increase over the 2024 budget.
He told Edo lawmakers that 37 percent of the total budget, amounting to N223 billion, would be allocated to recurrent expenditure while the remaining N381 billion (63 percent) would go toward capital projects.
“This budget is a product of extensive consultations and embodies my administration’s commitment to achieving its five-point agenda: security, infrastructural development, healthcare, food sufficiency, and education,” Okpebholo stated.
The governor further explained that N162 billion would be dedicated to road infrastructure.
The budget, titled “Budget of Renewed Hope for a Rising Edo,” reflects a 25 percent increase over the 2024 budget.
While unveiling the Appropriation Bill, the governor noticeably stuttered as he tried to pronounce the N605 billion mark.
Despite the hiccup, he pressed on with his presentation.
He outlined that 37 percent of the total budget, amounting to N223 billion, would be allocated to recurrent expenditure while the remaining N381 billion (63 percent) would go toward capital projects.
“This budget is a product of extensive consultations and embodies my administration’s commitment to achieving its five-point agenda: security, infrastructural development, healthcare, food sufficiency, and education,” Okpebholo stated.
Highlighting key initiatives, the governor noted that N162 billion would be dedicated to road infrastructure.
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