The Adamawa Government is to boost its treasury with N1.5 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the next six months.

Gov. Muhammadu Jibrilla disclosed this on Tuesday at the signing ceremony of the state’s 2016 budget at Government House, Yola.

Jibrilla said that the improvement in the IGR would address the issue of non-payment of salaries to workers in the state.

The governor, who did not mention the current IGR amount, said that his administration met a poor IGR caused by the activities of insurgents in northern part of the state known for its commercial activities.

He however, said that the state had depended solely on the federation account as its source of revenue.

“We are working assiduously with our consultants to improve the IGR of the state. As for now, we depend solely on the federal allocation to run the state.

“As I speak to you, we are targeting N1.5 billion in the next six months and that will take us a long way in addressing the challenge of non-payment of salaries to workers.

“We met a poor IGR caused due to insurgency in the state, but I am glad to inform you that our IGR has started improving.

“Our consultant is working hard and we will surely meet our target of N1.5 billion in six months time.’’

The governor commended the state House of Assembly for the excellent handling of the budget and sought for synergy between all arms of government for enduring political stability and development in the state.

Earlier, Alhaji Mahmud Inusa, the Commissioner for Finance, said that the N120 billion budget had appropriated fifty per cent for capital projects and fifty per cent for recurrent expenditure.

The commissioner, who referred to the budget as `Budget for Social Change’, said that it would address social security, youth empowerment and infrastructure development in the state.

He gave assurance that the implementation of the budget would follow due process to engender transparency and accountability.

In his remark, Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa, Speaker, Adamawa State House of Assembly, called on the civil societies and NGOs to monitor the implementation of the budget to the letter.

Mijinyawa, who was represented by Mr Sunday Peter, the Deputy Speaker, gave assurance that the legislature would supervise the implementation of the budget through its oversight functions.

He commended the executive arm for efficient budget defence during its scrutiny.

Mijinyawa said that the 2016 budget captured the economic growth of the state through the improvement of IGR.

He said the legislature would do its best to ensure that all the revenue leakages were blocked.

(NAN)