By Omolara Adasofunjo
As Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government in Ogun State commenced the defence of the 2026 budget proposals, the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Musefiu Lamidi said that the 2026 budget defence sessions anchored on accountability and transparency with focus on getting value for government resources towards achieving the goal of budget of sustainable legacy.
While presiding over the budget defence sessions, Mr Lamidi stated that all figures presented before the committee would be thoroughly scrutinised to ensure the completion of ongoing projects, block revenue leakages and deliver a people-oriented and sustainable budget.
While playing host to the Ministry of Health and its allied agencies led by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, the committee solicited increase and prompt release of funds for the state to achieve better budget implementation in the next fiscal year.
The House Committee stressed the need to improve on the capital performance of the sector in the next fiscal year, stressing that the Assembly would closely monitor their performance to ensure accountability and value for money.
Presenting the Ministry’s budget estimate, Dr. Coker disclosed that a sum of N17.577bn was proposed as total expenditure for the next fiscal year, with ₦5.47bn allocated for recurrent expenditure including personnel and overhead costs, while capital expenditure stood at ₦12.103bn, representing 68.86% of the total budget.
Defending the budget proposals for the State Hospital Management Board, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olayinka Elemide, presented a sum of ₦61.432bn as the total expenditure for the next fiscal year, comprising 16.306 billion naira for recurrent; while 45.125 billion naira would go for capital expenditure, with expected revenue put at 1.52 billion naira.
Other agencies that defended their 2026 budget proposals before the State lawmakers include the State Primary Health Care Development Board, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, the State Health Insurance Agency and State Hospitals in Ijebu-Ode, Ado-Odo/Ota, Ilaro and Abeokuta.
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