The Yobe State House of Assembly has fast-tracked the 2025 Appropriation and Finance Bills.

The bill, which was presented by the governor of the state, Mai Mala Buni, passed in the second reading on the floor of the Chamber, after extensive deliberations by the members.

This happened after it was passed in first reading on Thursday, shortly after Governor Buni presented the 2025 Finance and Appropriations Bill to Parliament.

Leading the debate on the bill, the House Majority Leader, Hon. Nasiru Hassan Yusuf said the constitution empowered the House to scrutinize the budget estimate to ensure due process.

Yusuf said the bill, when passed into law, would enable the executive arm of government to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of the state.

Presiding over the meeting, the president of the Chamber, Rt. Hon. Chiroma Buba Mashio has congratulated the state governor, Mai mala Buni for the timely presentation of the 2025 Finance and Credit Bill in Parliament and assured that it will pass quickly.

Mashio referred the bill to the House finance and appropriations committee to work on it and report back to the House for further legislative action.

In another development, the House passed the bill to establish the State Bureau of Statistics.

The House passed the bill into law after amending parts of the original bill, which was presented by the executive arm of the government.