Katsina governor signs N828.58bn budget for 2027

Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has signed the state’s N828.58 billion budget for 2027 into law, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Mohammed. The signing took place at the Katsina Government House on Wednesday. The state House of Assembly Speaker, Nasir Daura, said the appropriation provides N637.85 billion for capital expenditure and N190.73 billion for recurrent spending.

Capital expenditure represents 76.98 per cent of the total budget, while recurrent spending accounts for 23.02 per cent. The budget therefore places the larger share of planned spending on projects and programmes classified as capital expenditure. Radda said the plan reflected priorities identified during consultations across Katsina’s 361 wards and 34 local government areas.

He said the process included collecting residents’ requests, reviewing submissions from ministries and agencies, and legislative scrutiny. The governor praised lawmakers for passing the bill early and directed implementing agencies to ensure that projects and programmes were carried out on schedule. The approved total is N60 million below the N828,638,844,091.48 proposal approved by the executive council in August.

The statement announcing the signing did not explain the difference between the proposal and the amount enacted. Implementation will be closely watched in light of the state’s spending record under its current budget. Premium Times reported that, as of 28 August, Katsina had spent N193.02 billion, or 26.57 per cent, of its N726.30 billion capital allocation for 2026.

Overall expenditure at that point stood at N295.19 billion, representing 32.88 per cent of the approved 2026 budget. Radda had previously said spending would increase in the remaining months of 2026 as ongoing projects reached completion, but Wednesday’s statement gave no updated implementation figures.