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Abia State · Public finances

Abia State Budget 2026

Budget of Acceleration and New Possibilities

Abia State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦1,016,228,072,650 (about ₦1.0T). Its largest sector is Economic at 54.2% of spending.

Total approved budget

Signed into law
₦1.016T

₦1,016,228,072,650

Capital · 79.9%

₦811.8BProjects and long-term assets

Recurrent · 20.1%

₦204.4BDay-to-day running costs

Where the money goes

Share of budget

Economic₦550.3B 54.2%
Social₦387.5B 38.1%
Administration₦64.6B 6.4%
Law & Justice₦13.8B 1.4%

NCOA administrative sectors. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Who approved it?

Signed into law

Alex OttiGovernor of Abia · 29 Dec 2025

Assembly leadership at approval

Emmanuel EmeruwaSpeaker · Abia State House of Assembly

Passed the bill

Abia State House of AssemblyPassage confirmed · exact date not yet linked

Assembly passage is confirmed. An individual voting record has not been linked.

From proposal to law

  1. 25 Nov 2025

    Presented to the Assembly

    The executive submitted the budget proposal for legislative consideration.

    Source record
  2. Exact date not yet linked

    Passed by the House of Assembly

    The Assembly approved the appropriation bill. This confirms passage, not how each member voted.

    Source record
  3. 29 Dec 2025

    Signed into law

    Governor Alex Otti gave assent to the appropriation bill.

    Source record
Explore the Assembly 24 members in directory

Meet the Assembly

Current directory members. This is not a verified list of members present at passage. Each member’s vote needs a dated legislative record.

24 members in the directory

Check the source

Assent record · 2026abiastate.gov.ng · 29 Dec 2025
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2026 approved estimatesOfficial budget document · PDF
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About these figures and records

Source: the signed total of Abia State’s approved 2026 appropriation. Breakdowns appear only when the dataset can reconcile them with the approved total.

The signing announcement quotes ₦1,016,228,072,651.99; our dataset records ₦1,016,228,072,650. The difference is awaiting reconciliation.

Assembly membership is from the current directory, not a record of attendance or voting when the bill passed. Approval does not establish actual expenditure.