Budget speech by His Excellency Brigadier U. J. Esuene, Military Governor of the South-Eastern state for the financial year, 1972-1973
Date
1972
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Calabar: Printing Division, Ministry of Information and Cultural Affairs,
Abstract
• Recurrent Expenditure • Capital Budget • Roads • Public Buildings • Water and Electricity Supply • Primary Production • Afforestation Programme • Industrial Development • Financial Institutions • Social Services
Description
This official publication presents the full text of the 1972–1973 budget address delivered by Military Governor Brigadier U. J. Esuene for the South-Eastern State of Nigeria. The document details the state’s financial allocations, revenue performance, and strategic development projects following post-civil war recovery efforts. For the 1972–1973 financial year, recurrent expenditure is budgeted at £15.5 million against an estimated recurrent revenue of £14.7 million, alongside a capital budget expenditure of £26 million designed to advance implementation targets of the regional Development Plan.