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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented the sum of N1.107 trillion proposed fiscal policy for the 2027 before the state house of Assembly for legislative scrutiny.
Tagged “Budget of Consolidating Gains and Accelerated Rural Development,” Gov. Yusuf said the proposed appropriation intends to consolidating the achievements of the administration while completing ongoing projects and strengthening essential public services.
According to the Governor, the proposed budget of N1,107,024,004,244.48 comprises N693,473,894,244.48 for capital expenditure and N413,550,110,000 for recurrent expenditure.
The governor said the capital-to-recurrent expenditure ratio of 63 to 37 per cent reflected his administration’s determination to channel substantial resources towards infrastructure, human capital development and other investments capable of stimulating economic growth.
According to the Governor, the 74.5 per cent of the total allocation earmarked for five critical sectors, including education, infrastructure, health, water supply and rural development, and agriculture.
In the breakdown of the sectoral allocations, Yusuf said education would receive 28 per cent of the proposed budget, infrastructure 20 per cent, health 15 per cent, water supply and rural development eight per cent, while agriculture would receive 3.5 per cent
He explained that the five priority sectors collectively accounted for 74.5 per cent of the proposed budget, describing them as critical to human capital development, productivity, employment generation and the overall welfare of residents.
On revenue projections, the governor said the state expected to generate N692.64 billion as recurrent revenue in 2027. The amount comprises N142.84 billion from Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and N549.8 billion from the Federation Account.
He disclosed that the projected IGR represented an increase of N4.4 billion over the 2026 estimate, attributing the improvement to ongoing reforms at the Kano State Internal Revenue Service, particularly the expansion of digital revenue administration and the implementation of the easy tax digitisation initiative.
However, the projected recurrent revenue represents a 34 per cent decrease compared with the 2026 figure.
On capital financing, Yusuf said the state expected N354.37 billion from grants and loans, in addition to an anticipated opening balance of N60 billion.
He said the administration, between 2024 and 2026, had concentrated on restoring public institutions, promoting social inclusion and investing in education, healthcare, infrastructure and human capital development.
According to the governor, the 2027 budget is designed to ensure that ongoing projects are not abandoned and that reforms in free education, primary healthcare revitalisation and urban renewal are sustained.
He further directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly comply with approved budgetary provisions, procurement procedures, implementation timelines and established reporting requirements.
Yusuf also pledged to sustain collaboration with the State House of Assembly, development partners, the private sector and other stakeholders to mobilise the financial resources and technical support required for effective implementation of the proposed budget.
Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ismail Falgore applauded Governor Yusuf’s commitment to early presentation of proposed budget and pledged speedy legislative deliberation on the appropriation.
The speaker urged government’s ministries, department and agencies to prepare to appear before the house committee to defend their allocation.
