Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has presented N1.1 trillion as proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year to the State Assembly for scrutiny and approval.
Yusuf said the budget tagged “Budget of Consolidation and Accelerated Rural Development” was designed with priority given to completing ongoing projects, especially rural focused programme.
Presenting the budget before the lawmakers on Wednesday, Gov. Yusuf said N706.9 billion was earmarked for capital expenditure, representing 63 per cent, while N400 billion, representing 37 per cent was for recurrent expenditure.
“The proposed 2027 Budget stands at ₦1,107,024,004,244.48 comprising ₦706,942,894,244.48 for capital expenditure and ₦400,081,110,000.00 for recurrent expenditure.
“The proposed capital-to-recurrent expenditure ratio is 63%: 37% reflecting our determination to channel substantial resources towards infrastructure, human capital development and other growth-enhancing investments,” he said
The governor, while giving the budget breakdown, said that the education sector has the lion share with an allocation of 28 per cent, followed by Infrastructure and Health, with 20 and 15 per cent, respectively.
He added that water supply and rural development got 8 per cent allocation, while Agriculture got 3.5 per cent, noting that the priority sectors account for 74.5 per cent of the entire 2027 proposed budget.
According to him, since assumption of office in 2023, the administration has been pursuing the Kano First Agenda through purposeful leadership, inclusive governance and strategic investments.
He said that has transformed the state’s economy and improved the living conditions of the people and because over 90 per cent of the programmes, projects, and policies outlined in the development blueprint have been achieved.
He said that the 2027 budget would ensure that no ongoing projects were abandoned, and that all the reforms on free education, healthcare revitalisation would be fully delivered to the people of the state.
The governor revealed that those allocations reflected the administration’s determination to deploy public resources in line with the development priorities and aspirations of the people of Kano State.
“We shall continue to strengthen budget monitoring, improve expenditure efficiency and ensure that approved projects deliver value for money,” Gov. Yusuf assured.
In his remarks, the Speaker, Jibril Ismail-Falgore, assured that the house would ensure speedy passage of the budget.
He commended the governor for demonstrating a clear determination to transform the state in the areas of infrastructure, education, health, water supply, agriculture and empowerment programmes.
Ismail-Falgore said that the achievements so far recorded by the government were visible and had a direct impact on the lives of the teeming population.
The speaker also commended the governor for fulfilling his promise to build a new complex for the assembly, noting that the construction has reached 90 per cent.
He assured that the house would compliment the administration’s effort to improve the lives of the people of Kano.
