 Mr President, I am at the turning post for the 2024 budget proposal to the House of Representatives focusing on revenue and expenditure, fiscal and development policy and renewed hope agenda. The proposal prioritizes health care improvement, job creation, youth empowerment and increased agricultural productivity to lift citizens out of poverty in line with the 2024-2026 economic recovery and growth plan. The Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTE, has prepared the 2024 statutory budget proposal of the FCT, which is for the year with focuseration and approval by the National Assembly. The budget proposal has been prepared on the basis of the FCTE's revenue and expenditure forecast and is aligned with the fiscal and developmental policies of the federal government and the renewed hope agenda. In addition, the budget proposal takes into consideration the 2024-2026 economic recovery growth plan, as well as key assumptions in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The FCTE is prioritizing improvement in health care services, job creation, youth empowerment and increased productivity in agriculture in order to lift as many citizens as possible out of poverty. Now, the House has called on the National Secretary of the Advisor and Secret Agencies to rescue over 108 of the teachers and students in Cabinet states, while Honourable Austin and Charle from Cabinet states has also appealed to the federal government for rehabilitation and security measures. Also aware that factors fueling insecurity ranging from illicit drug trade, human trafficking and proliferation of small arms is a serious threat to the development of Kuduna state and the nation, and therefore a coordinated effort encompassing all security apparatus and relevant agencies that include and not limited to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Civil Defence, Immigration, Customs. For us, Sergeant, that the Muraddin Bandics have for a long time been left to operate in Venice state or hindered and have built up their resilience, capacity and courage to go into communities, kill and burn down villages without any security challenge. Consequently, many villages now have no access to their homes and farm lands. Honourable Paul Larno from Kogus State is raised concern of our recent armed robbery attacks ordering the federal and state governments to collaborate to prevent future incidents. On that end, ladies and gentlemen, several measures to arrest this ugly situation have been undertaken by my humble self. When I was a member of Kugus State House of Assembly in collaboration with the State Commissioner of Police, they resulted in the deployment of an armed personnel carrier to Aribatown. But regrettably, Mr. Speaker, the cases of armed robbery are still of the increase, with evidence of resultant economic and social consequences.