Governor Soludo Presents Anambra State 2026 Budget

Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo GCFR, the Governor of Anambra State has presented the 2026 Draft Budget to the Anambra State House of Assembly. The budget for the 2026 fiscal year is aptly christened “Changing Gears 3.0: Solution Continues,” reflecting our commitment to sustained progress and accelerated development.

The proposed budget size for 2026 is ₦757,884,487,705, representing a 24.1% increase over the 2025 budget of ₦606,991,849,118. This expansion underscores our determination to deepen ongoing reforms and expand service delivery across all sectors.

Key Budget Highlights

• Recurrent Expenditure: ₦162.6 billion (16.6% year-on-year growth)

• Capital Expenditure: ₦595.3 billion (26.3% growth relative to 2025)

• Capital–Recurrent Ratio: 79% - 21%, reaffirming our priority on developmental projects.

• Budget Deficit: ₦225.7 billion - Represents 29.8% of the total budget size.

Sectoral Allocations

• Administrative Sector: 12.2%

• Economic Sector: 26.7%

• Social Sector: 31.4%

• Education: 46.9%

• Health: 13%

• Infrastructure Investments: 27.7%

These allocations reflect our strategic priorities: strengthening human capital, boosting economic growth, expanding critical infrastructure, enhancing security, and safeguarding the well-being of Ndi Anambra.

The 2026 Budget signals not only continuity in the Solution Agenda but a significant acceleration in its implementation. It is designed to usher in major infrastructure projects that will stand as enduring legacy achievements of this administration.

With this budget, we remain focused on building a safer, more prosperous, more innovative, and globally competitive Anambra. Solution continues — and at full speed.