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Radda presents N828.6bn budget, Assembly promises speedy passage

From The Punch · () English

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  • Katsina Governor Dikko Radda has proposed a N828.64 billion budget for 2027, with 76.98% earmarked for capital spending.
  • The proposal prioritizes infrastructure, education, agriculture, healthcare and rural development, and includes projects selected through consultations across the state’s 361 wards.
  • Radda said 2026 spending stood at N295.19 billion by August 28, including N193.02 billion in capital expenditure.

Katsina Governor Dikko Radda has presented a N828.64 billion budget proposal for 2027, allocating nearly three-quarters of the plan to capital projects.

The proposal, titled “Building Your Future IV,” assigns N637.91 billion, or 76.98 percent, to capital expenditure and N190.73 billion, or 23.02 percent, to recurrent spending. It is N69.23 billion lower than the state’s approved 2026 budget. Radda said the reduction reflected a more cautious assessment of expected revenue and spending.

We took a pragmatic, disciplined and realistic view of both revenue and expenditure.

· Dikko RaddaThe governor explained why the proposed 2027 budget is lower than the approved 2026 plan.

The governor said the plan drew on consultations conducted across Katsina’s 361 wards. Each ward will receive a special project selected by residents, while feedback from the exercise will guide interventions in agriculture, small businesses, water and sanitation, women’s empowerment, the environment and security.

The Social Sector received the largest overall allocation, at N317.73 billion, followed by the Economic Sector with N303.17 billion. Administration received N198.55 billion, while Law and Justice was allocated N9.19 billion. Education, works and housing, agriculture, health and rural development will receive a combined N325.45 billion from the capital budget.

Our people named their needs, weighed them and ranked them. This budget therefore answers the real and pressing needs of our communities, not assumptions made from afar.

· Dikko RaddaRadda said the spending plan reflected consultations with residents across the state.

Specific allocations include N83.82 billion for basic and higher education, N71.60 billion for works and housing, N65.88 billion for agriculture and livestock, N53.64 billion for health and N50.51 billion for rural development. Radda said the spending would expand schools, improve healthcare, raise agricultural production and address roads, housing and rural infrastructure needs.

He also reported that 2026 expenditure reached N295.19 billion by August 28, or 32.88 percent of the approved budget. Capital spending accounted for N193.02 billion. Projects highlighted included school rehabilitation under TESS, AGILE support and primary school interventions through UBEC.

We expect this figure to close much higher in our third and fourth quarterly reports for 2026.

· Dikko RaddaThe governor discussed expected growth in 2026 budget implementation.
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