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At least 30 state governments spent N986.64bn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities, among others between January and March 2024.

This was contained in a budget assessment done by Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT that acts as a repository for public budget data, were analysed.

A breakdown showed that the 30-state government spent N5.1bn on refreshments for guests, N4.67bn on sitting allowances to government officials, N34.63bn on local and foreign travel expenses, and N5.64bn on utility bills, amounting to N50.02bn in the first three months of 2024.

The general utilities include electricity, internet, telephone charges, water rates, and sewerage charges, among others.

The sub-nationals also paid N405.77bn as salaries to their workers.

Other recurrent spending items covered in the report included the amount spent on foreign and domestic travel, Internet access fees, entertainment, foodstuff, honorarium/sitting allowance, wardrobe allowances, telephone bills, electricity charges, stationery, anniversaries/special days, welfare, aircraft maintenance, and more.

In the first three months of 2024, Abia State spent N10.92bn on its recurrent expenditures, including N165.38m on refreshments and feeding, N39.26m on utilities, N214.57m on sitting allowances, N127.1m on local and foreign travels, among miscellaneous expenses.

During this period, Adamawa State expended N23.7bn on recurrent expenditures with N287.61m spent on refreshments and feeding, N109.62m on utilities, N79.57m on sitting allowances, N768.77m on local and foreign travels.

For Akwa Ibom State, recurrent expenditure gulped N46.85bn, which included N4.46m on refreshments and feeding, N223.32m on utilities, N6m on sitting allowances, N214.61m on local and foreign travel.

Anambra State disbursed N9.91bn for recurring expenses with N78.18m on refreshments and feeding, N32.52m on utilities, N42.09m on sitting allowances, N188.39m on local and foreign travel.


Also, recurrent expenditures cost Bauchi State Government N35.75bn with N397.58m going to utilities, N50.8m on refreshments, N287.11m on allowances, and N413.56m on trips.


Bayelsa State spent N35.1bn on recurrent expenditures, comprising N28.4m on utilities, N156.14m on refreshments and N279.99m on trips.

Lagos State disbursed N189.62bn for recurrent expenditures, including N1.21m for refreshments, N383.12m for utilities, sitting allowances costing N52.79m and N633.37m on travels.

Borno spent N18.79bn, Cross Rivers (N17.44bn), Delta (N68.68bn), Ebonyi (N14.95bn), Edo (N32.32bn), Ekiti (N32.8bn), Enugu (N7.51bn) and Gombe with N20.89bn.

Within the same period, Jigawa State spent N15.52bn on the recurrent expenditures, Kaduna expended N34.69bn, Kano (N34.41bn), Katsina (N21.87bn), Kebbi (N11.67bn), Kogi (N37.4bn), Kwara (N24.34bn), Nasarawa (N18.61bn), Ogun (N47.12bn), Ondo (N31.12bn), Osun (N24.39bn), Oyo (N40.12bn), Plateau (N24.70bn), Zamfara (N13.46bn), and Taraba (N20.93bn).

This is coming amid pressure from labour unions in the country for an increase in the minimum wage of workers from the current N30,000.

Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/abia-lagos-28-other-states-spend-over-n968-billion-on-refreshments-travels-in-three-months/

Just imagine

Yet some of the listed states are still paying N18k as minimum wage oo

helinues:
Just imagine

Yet some of the listed states are still paying N18k as minimum wage oo

But Helinues, you created more than 1million threads that states can't pay 400k minimum wage😂


In other news,
2024, Abia State spent N10.92bn

Anambra State disbursed N9.91bn

Enugu (N7.51bn)

Ebonyi (14.95bn)

Lagos State disbursed N189.62bn

Ogun (N47.12bn)

Ondo (N31.12bn)

Osun (N24.39bn)

Oyo (N40.12bn)

Omoh South West governors are thieves oo.

Even Aiyedatiwa that just entered has spent money more than Anambra, Abia, Enugu😂.

Thieves but claim sophisticators

helinues:
Just imagine

Yet some of the listed states are still paying N18k as minimum wage oo

Wanna waste today too?

Yet no money to raise workers pay. Some of you here will come to justify this spending.....that inflation will go on when you increase workers pay to meet the depression

Lindlady:
Wanna waste today too?

You are the one who started wasting your day already.

This should be the 5th monikers you have switched to to continue the senseless 6 years plus trolling.

You need a beautiful life devoid of wasting life and time away on NL trolling others

Anambra is still paying less

jrizlybey:
Like Anambra

I don't know oo.

Iyawo bale can only la tom tom

helinues:
You are the one who started wasting your day already.

This should be the 5th monikers you have switched to to continue the senseless 6 years plus trolling.

You need a beautiful life devoid of wasting life and time away on NL trolling others

Pls don't insult me ok. This is the only moniker I have on nairaland. I'm only trying to make you useful in life. If you don't want to work you say so.

helinues:
I don't know oo.

Iyawo bale can only la tom tom

Need help?

After they tell you there's no money to pay 400k minimum wage.

Well; I don't blame them. I blame the f00ls that call themselves follows who can't fathom that these crooks have not their interest.

If you want justice, you fight for it.
If you want equity, you fight for it.
If you want accountability, you fight for it.
If you want good governance, you fight for it, etc.

These things don't come to platter of gold, you demand for it.


Waiting for these crooks to deliver the above mentioned are wishes that can never be realized.

Best governor

Some political fanatics have and probably will never live a 5th the quality of life their masters do

Lol.... Refreshments is better than living wages now

Meanwhile some semi illiterates will come here and say that some States can't afford to pay minimum wages.

🤔

helinues:
You are the one who started wasting your day already.

This should be the 5th monikers you have switched to to continue the senseless 6 years plus trolling.

You need a beautiful life devoid of wasting life and time away on NL trolling others

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

This is the 411

Who are they refreshing with such humongous amount?

And then this humongous amount had never caused inflation ever. Its the Labour 's demand that would raise inflation

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The poorest states are even spending more. See Ebonyi and Osun. See Gombe! What concerns Gombe with that amount of travel?!

Western states on looting spree. Lagos is one huge close spending state without showing what's inside

Propaganda will fade someday.
Abia spent 168.38m on refreshments and feeding. 😂😂😂😂😂
Lagos spent 1.23m on refreshments 😃😃

Why is Abia mentioned first?

The usual propaganda of directing attention to the state. Those with gullible mind will think Abia is the highest while Lagos is 2nd..

Abia is not even among top 10 by expenditure in the body of the report but as usual, the propaganda champs have to spotlight the state.

Kanixt:
Yet no money to raise workers pay. Some of you here will come to justify this spending.....that inflation will go on when you increase workers pay to meet the depression

If they open government yansh,everyone will know that they deserve more than what they are getting. These governors and the Senate president are greedy and heartless .

You want to drag well performing states into your stupidity and that's why you listed them, you even have the effrontery to put them first,as per what,as per the most populous state or the state that spent most?

Me singing Michael Jackson's speechless.

Wastages

Foolish leaders

Abia is among the lowest spenders with 10B but OP decided to use Abia on the headline instead of Ogun with 47B

Cost of governance in Nigeria is extremely ridiculous.

With absolutely nothing to show for it BTW