Kebbi Governor Presents N642.9bn 2026 Budget To Assembly

Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu yesterday presented the budget estimate of N642.9 billion to the State Assembly for 2026 fiscal year.

While presenting the estimate, governor Idris said the sum of over N479,5 billion as Current expenditure and another over N163,573 billion as recurrent estimate.

According to him, this year’s budget will focus on agricultural sector where government will boost farming activities for food security in the state and the country.

Similarly, Idris added that the budget would emphasise the empowerment programme where youths and women would be provided with skills acquisition for self-reliance.

This is year’s budget title “Budget of growth and transformational and physical development ” will harmonising state with transformational projects that reach out to the grassroots .” Idris said.

He called on people in the state to continue supporting the Present administration as it encompasses many intended projects that will put a smile on the faces of the common man.

Receiving the budget, Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hon Mohammed Usman Zuru thanked the governor for presenting the 2026 budget in time and assured him that the house will scrutinise the estimate within one week and return it for his assent.

Hon Zuru made it clear that the Legislatives are in a cordial relationship with the arm of government, which never ever happened in the past.