Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, yesterday, presented the state’s appropriation bill of over N97 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration.

The bill, christened Budget of Redemption, allocated N42,334,915,904.00 as recurrent expenditure, while N55,231,096,051.00 was set for capital votes.

The governor said: “We are determined to pursue a deliberate programme of salvaging our people from the precipice occasioned by poverty, backwardness, deprivation, disease and obvious hopelessness.”

Nasarawa State 2012 budget - N97bn.