Oborevwori presents N936bn 2025 budget to Delta Assembly
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, presented a N936,078,818,719 billion Appropriation bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Governor Oborevwori said the budget christened, ‘Budget of Fiscal Consolidation,’ was made up of recurrent expenditure of N348,717,758,635 billion representing 37.25 per cent and capital expenditure of N587,361,060,084 representing 62.75 per cent of the total budget. He said the 2025 budget is N211bn more than the 2024 approved sum of N725bn, indicating an increase of 29%. The Governor attributed the increase to
NEW MINIMUM WAGE: We are waiting for the chart – Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said the state government was waiting for the enabling chart to implement the new minimum wage. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this while addressing staff of the State House of Assembly during the retirement thanksgiving in honour of immediate past Clerk of the Assembly and now Principal Secretary to the Governor, Mrs Lyna Ocholor. The Governor said the State was taking its time to avoid making mistakes and thanked staff of the Assembly for their support since his days as
Delta enjoying peace, progress in hard times – Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Sunday, said the state was enjoying peace and progress in hard times despite not borrowing in the one year of his administration. Governor Oborevwori stated this on Sunday at the 1st Anniversary thanksgiving service of the 8th Delta State House of Assembly held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Region 34 Headquarter, Unity Model Parish, Asaba. He said that the state was making impressive progress in infrastructural and human capital development despite the economic hard times bedeviling the
