Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, struggled while reeling out figures from the 2025 budget proposal.
On Tuesday, Okpebholo appeared before the state house of assembly in Benin City to present the N605 billion appropriation bill.
The governor said the figures are a 25 percent increase from the 2024 budget.
“The Edo state Appropriation Bill of six billion… 605 billion… 76 million…” Okpebholo began, his hands unsteady and voice quivering in the rarefied assembly.
“Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me,” the governor stuttered and chuckled.
Okpebholo’s admission elicited laughter and murmurs in equal doses from the lawmakers.
Blessing Agbebaku, speaker of the Edo house of assembly, called for order so the governor could proceed.
“605 billion and details of the budget proposed… proposal for your consideration and approval. Thank you for your kind consideration,” Okpebholo added.
The governor identified road infrastructure and education as priorities for his administration.
“We have appropriated N162 billion for road development across the state,” he said.
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