While Lagosians battle it out with Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the outrageous spending recorded in the state, reports of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State splashing ₦293 million on meals and refreshments and ₦288 million on welfare packages in three months have showed up on the internet.
The state government spent the amount between July and September 2023.
This is captured in the state budget performance report entitled “Ekiti State Government Budget Performance Report For 2023 Quarter 3”.
Also, the state government spent the sum of ₦68 million on honorarium and sitting allowance for government officials for the three months, while ₦63 million was spent on international medical expenses.
Agricultural Facilities
According to the report, the government spent ₦8 million on the provision of agricultural facilities while ₦2.2 million was spent on agricultural extension and farming projects.
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The report shows that the state government approved no funding for the provision of public schools, libraries, hospitals/health centres, electricity and water facilities for the people.
It added that the state government recorded zero allocations for items such as “provision of electricity and water facilities, hospitals and health centres, public schools and libraries” in the three months under review.
Classification Of Expenditure
Also. the report added that “this report includes the originally approved Budget appropriation for the year 2023, against each organisational unit for each of the core economic classification of expenditure (Personnel, Overheads, Capital and Others), the actual expenditure for the Quarter (Q3) attributed to each organisational unit, as well as the cumulative expenditure for the year to date and balances against each of the revenue and expenditure Appropriations.”
