The Edo State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of ?939.85 billion for the 2026 fiscal year.
The approval was granted during Monday’s plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yekini Idiaye, following the consideration of a report by the House Committee on Supply.
Presenting the report, the committee’s chairman, Hon. Sunday Fada, outlined its findings to the lawmakers, after which the House dissolved into a Committee of the Whole to consider the bill clause by clause.
The lawmakers subsequently adopted the committee’s recommendations, paving the way for the bill to scale third reading and secure passage.
Under the supplementary appropriation, ?351.5 billion is earmarked for recurrent expenditure, while ?588.3 billion is allocated to capital projects, bringing the total proposed spending to ?939.85 billion.
Following the passage, Speaker Idiaye directed the Clerk of the House, Alhaji Yahaya Audu Omogbai, to forward clean copies of the bill to Governor Monday Okpebholo for assent.
In a related development, the lawmakers observed a minute’s silence in honour of victims of the Oluku fire incident.
The House adjourned plenary until November 9, 2026.