{"id":7099,"date":"2025-04-04T06:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/?p=7099"},"modified":"2025-04-04T06:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:48:16","slug":"breaking-rivers-state-sole-administrator-to-present-2025-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonraynews.com\/?p=7099","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Rivers State Sole Administrator to Present 2025 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, has announced that the 2025 appropriation bill is being developed to address critical areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and infrastructure and will be presented soonest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;He emphasized that the budget will also focus on job creation and technological advancement to improve public services and economic growth in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice Admiral Ibas made these remarks on Thursday while hosting a delegation of the Rivers State caucus at the National Assembly, led by Dr. Barinada Mpigi, Senator representing Rivers South-East District, at Government House, Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation included: Senator Allwell Onyesoh, Hon. 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