How Kaduna’s 2026 Budget Will Be Funded — Commissioner

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has not borrowed any money since he assumed office and the 2026 budget will be financed without borrowing, the state commissioner for planning and budget, Hon Mutktar Ahmed Monrovia, has said.

In a statement issued by the chief press secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, the commissioner said the 2026 budget would be financed by the state’s statutory allocations, Internally Generated Revenue and grants.

The commissioner said loans draw down component of the budget had been misunderstood by a section of the media, so a clarification became necessary.

According to Hon. Moronvia, previous administrations had collected loans and the state is drawing down from them but no new loan has been collected by the Governor Uba Sani administration.

The commissioner explained that terminating loan agreements prematurely would lead to penalties higher than the cost of interest repayments on servicing the loans.

He said, “Despite immense financial pressures, the administration of Malam Uba Sani has continued to service the loan commitments for both principal and accrued interest negotiated and taken by the previous administration.

“The Malam Uba Sani government will continue to serve the good people of Kaduna State with prudence and will be inclusive in providing development projects. No amount of lies and misleading information will distract the government in achieving this goal.”

Moronvia commended the governor for aligning the fiscal and the calendar years, as the operation of the 2026 budget commenced on  January 1.

It would be recalled that Governor Uba Sani signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law on December 22, 2025, with education taking the largest share of 25% of the N985.9 billion budget.

Governor Sani disclosed that ₦698.9 billion, representing 70.9 percent of the budget, was  devoted to capital expenditure, targeted at infrastructure development, economic expansion and improved service delivery.

He also said recurrent expenditure stood at ₦287 billion or 29.1 percent, ensuring that essential government services continue to function efficiently and responsibly.

Giving a breakdown of the budget, the governor said education got 25 percent of the budget because they believed that knowledge is the most powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty and securing the future of children.