The budget document details allocations for 700 executive chairs, 600 tables, 200 chamber tables, 100 cabinets, 50 office file shelves, and 12 complete sets of chairs
A review of the Ekiti State House of Assembly 2026 budget estimates shows that N1.2 billion is planned for the purchase of chairs and tables.
The budget document details allocations for 700 executive chairs, 600 tables, 200 chamber tables, 100 cabinets, 50 office file shelves, and 12 complete sets of chairs.
Additionally, N800 million is proposed for the purchase of three 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado vehicles and 30 Toyota Corolla cars.
Earlier, the 2026 proposed budget revealed that N300 million was earmarked for the construction of the governor’s and deputy governor’s lodges in Asokoro, Abuja, despite N470 million already spent on the same project between January and September 2025.
A review of the Ekiti State Open Contracting Portal also shows that a N320 million contract was awarded on October 8, 2025, for the construction of a guest house chalet within the Government House.
The project was awarded to the permanent secretary in the Government House and Protocol Department.
The developments have raised calls for greater transparency and prudence in managing public funds, especially as 20 key government agencies reportedly failed to secure funding for their capital projects.
The audited financial statement for Ekiti State for the year ended December 2024 shows a worrying trend: 35 government agencies received no funding for capital expenditure despite a combined budget of N3.3 billion.
Affected agencies include the Ministries of Education, Science and Technology; Local Government Affairs; Chieftaincy and Home Affairs; Information and Values Orientation; as well as offices such as the Deputy Governor’s Office, Independent Project Monitoring Office, Ekiti State Boundary Commission, Ekiti State Mortgage Board, and several liaison offices. Other bodies left unfunded include the Ekiti State Civil Service Commission, Ekiti Knowledge Zone, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Ekiti State Housing Corporation, Ekiti State Library Board, Ekiti State Trust Fund, and multiple health, vocational, and educational boards.
Despite these gaps, the state government has awarded contracts worth billions of naira to permanent secretaries. Notable examples include:
Ekiti State Airport Project: “Supply and Installation of an Instrument Landing System,” N3.3 billion, awarded to a permanent secretary via the Ministry of Transportation.
Procurement of Vehicles: One 18-seater Sunray bus and four Bajaj motorcycles, N75.1 million, awarded to a permanent secretary.
Meteorological Station: Second phase of establishing a standard meteorological station, N45 million, awarded to a permanent secretary.
Airport Infrastructure: Internal electrification and installation of a 1MVA 33/0.415KVA transformer (N281.731 million), installation of terminal floodlights/solar streetlights (N275.9 million), and extension of a 33KVA dedicated line from the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, to the airport (N280 million), all awarded to permanent secretaries.
The budget and contract allocations have intensified scrutiny over public spending in Ekiti State, highlighting a disparity between funding for government lodges, infrastructure projects, and basic capital needs of state agencies.
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