By Godwin Agia, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas. On Wednesday, the President presented the total of 650.63 billion naira 2026 budget to the State House of Assembly.
The governor said the 2026 budget was designed to fast-track the state's development and improve the welfare of its residents.
Tag, "2026 Budget of demonstration", the governor said his administration was committed to capital-dominant and fiscal policy, promised to change the state infrastructure, energy expansion, and social development across the state.
Kefas explained that ₦457.74 billion (70.6%) of the budget would go into capital projects, while ₦192.89 billion (29.64%) is earmarked for recurrent expenditure. “Seven out of every ten naira will be channelled to physical development,” he said.
The Governor highlighted that the budget would be funded through a mix of FAAC allocations, internally generated revenue, aids and grants, and capital development receipts, while also expanding digital revenue systems and new streams in agriculture, mining, property, business, and tourism.
The proposed budget prioritises:
Roads and transport, with 19.84%.,
Education and skill development have 15.98%, Healthcare: 6.19%.
Agriculture and food security: 4.83%.
Water and sanitation: 3.19%.
Security and emergency services: 2.96%.
Governor Kefas described energy as the backbone of development, pledged to invest in solar mini-grids, hybrid rural electrification, street lighting, and power for schools, hospitals, markets, and agro-processing centres.
"This is a budget of truth and impact, every Kobo must go to the roads that connect communities, the schools that save the future, the hospitals that save lives, water that flows, energy that powers businesses and youths who are empowered to be productive and moral," he said.
Also speaking, Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon John Kizito Bonzina, assured the governor of the speedy passage of the budget.
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