 Delta State Governoral, Right Honourable Sharif Obuwarewere has assented to the state's 2024 appropriation deal of 724 billion Naira, 979 million, 313,867 Naira. Their approved budget is made up of 316 billion, 624 million, 462,711 Naira, recurrent expenditure while the sum of 454,851,156 Naira is for capital expenditure. While signing the budget taxed budget of hope and optimism, Governor Obuwarewere said the 2024 budget is geared towards putting the economy of the state on the path of sustainable growth. He remarked that the budget would boost both domestic and direct foreign investment and productivity and enhance the ease of doing business in the state. Here underscored the significance of the budget adding that the law provides a veritable foundation for the sustainable delivery of the social and economic part, the more agenda to the good people of Delta State. This is the annual budget I am signing as Governor of Delta State on the 2024. We have allocated for the 4% recurrent of the 6% amounting to the total of 724 billion. 979 million, 313,817 Naira. The budget today is very key. So I want to say thank you to Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I mean, I am not sure if you know of the synergy between the executive and the legislature. Presenting the appropriation bill, the Speaker of the Assembly, right Honourable Emo Timi Goua, said the bill was presented to the House on November 29 and passed on December 14 after passing through all legislative processes. Goua said the budget has passed by the House aligned with the state's policy direction of fiscal discipline, sustainable growth, investment and productivity, transparency, accountability and efficient and effective service delivery. The bill has passed as appropriation of 316 million, 634 million, 462,711 Naira as the correct expenditure, while appropriation of the sum of 408 billion, 354 million, 851,156 Naira as capital expenditure. The total budget size here is 7,24 billion, 9,79 million, 313,817 Naira.