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From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, on Monday, presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly, outlining a N985.9 billion spending plan emphasising security, human capital development, rural transformation, and fiscal discipline.
Governor Sani announced that capital expenditure will constitute 71 per cent of the proposed budget, with recurrent spending making up the remaining 29 per cent.
Education and infrastructure each received an allocation of 25 per cent, while health, agriculture, security, and social development sectors secured significant shares.
Presenting the budget at Lugard Hall, the governor described it as “not just a constitutional obligation but a civic duty”—serving as a blueprint for renewal, resilience, and inclusive growth.
Each of Kaduna’s 255 wards has been allocated N100 million for community-selected projects, maintaining the state’s lead in participatory budgeting. No new loans have been contracted since 2023, while N114.9 billion has been paid in debt servicing.
Governor Sani urged careful consideration from the Assembly, promising continued collaboration to build “a Kaduna where progress is evident in every home, every ward, and every local government area.”
The budget, shaped through the State’s most extensive stakeholder consultation exercise, is built on transparency, inclusion, and citizen welfare. Inputs were gathered from traditional institutions, civil society, business groups, development partners, youth and women’s organisations, and vulnerable communities.
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Reviewing 2025, he noted “remarkable progress” despite security and revenue challenges, with strengthened collaboration restoring stability and enabling the reopening of closed schools and farmlands.
The Kaduna Peace Model, using dialogue and early warning, continued to drive conflict recovery. Sani highlighted infrastructure renewal achievements—140 new road projects totalling 1,335km, with 64 completed in areas untouched for over a decade.
Transport reforms, such as Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) and new intercity terminals, laid a foundation for modern, efficient mobility; household transport subsidies in 2024 saved families more than N500 million.
Further progress includes the Kaduna Light Rail Project, new bus stops, and trailer parks to cut congestion and eliminate illegal motor parks.
On education, over 300,000 out-of-school children returned to classrooms in 2025; 535 schools were reopened, 736 classrooms built, 1,220 renovated, and over 33,000 teachers received training. Healthcare saw historic investment, with upgrades to 255 primary healthcare centres, 15 rebuilt general hospitals, expanded emergency medicine, and a new 300-bed specialist hospital commissioned.
Agriculture received a record boost, rising from N1.4bn in 2023 to N74.2bn in 2025, with expanded fertiliser distribution and a $510m Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project driven by the AfDB. Progress was also reported on skills development and transforming the Panteka Market into a modern skills enterprise hub.
