Yobe State has achieved full budget implementation over the past five years, with Governor Mai Mala Buni attributing the success to strict adherence to fiscal transparency and accountability. Speaking during a visit by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC) on Tuesday, the governor said the state recorded 100 per cent budget execution between 2021 and 2025.
Represented by Dr Muhammad Gana, the state Commissioner for Health, Buni explained that compliance with the annual budget as mandated by law was the guiding principle behind the achievement. He added that the bulk of the funds used for implementation came from federal allocations, internally generated revenue (IGR), loans, and grants.
The governor noted that both state and local government councils had earlier submitted detailed data to the RMAFC covering public primary and secondary school enrolments, hospital infrastructure procured, and IGR from January 2021 to December 2025. He pledged full support for the commission’s data verification exercise, emphasising that the commission is well-positioned to contribute to Nigeria’s economic rejuvenation.
Leading the RMAFC delegation, Federal Commissioner Alhaji Bello Wamako said the team’s mission was to verify and update data that will inform the next review of the revenue allocation formula. He cited paragraph 32(b) of Part I of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution, which empowers the commission to continuously review the formula to reflect changing socio-economic realities.
Wamako explained that Nigeria’s revenue allocation system is built on a set of proxies and indices aimed at ensuring fairness, equity, and justice in the distribution of national resources. He stressed that evolving population dynamics, expanding infrastructure, shifting development gaps, and emerging challenges make periodic reviews essential.
The team leader called on the state to facilitate access to relevant data and records, enable movement to rural areas, and provide a conducive environment for the verification process. The exercise forms part of a nationwide effort to validate data integrity ahead of the next revenue allocation review, which has reached an advanced stage.
