Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State has presented a budget proposal of N93, 385, 150, 000 for the 2012 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. Tagged “Budget of Reality” and made up of N55 billion as capital expenditure and N38 billion as recurrent expenditure, the fiscal proposal according to the governor, is geared towards meeting the aspirations of the state becoming one of the most developed states by the year 2020.

He said the budget was prepared taking into consideration the situation report and findings of the 12 special committees set up at the inception of the administration in June 2011 which assessed the situation on ground and submitted an action plan to the government. According to the governor, alleviation of poverty through job creation, enhanced access to quality education and skills development through the improvement of the educational institutions at the state and local government levels focusing on primary, secondary and tertiary institutions would be the main thrust of the budget. Others, according to the governor, are provision of sustainable access to potable water and basic sanitation, enhancement of access to quality health care, provision of affordable housing and improved access to micro credit.