The Akwa Ibom State Executive Council has approved a draft 2027 budget estimate of 1.2 trillion naira and a supplementary budget of 1.1 trillion naira for 2026.
The approvals were among the major decisions reached at an enlarged Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Umo Eno in Uyo.
The 2027 budget proposal, which is to be transmitted to the State House of Assembly for legislative consideration, provides for recurrent and capital expenditure aimed at advancing the administration’s ARISE Agenda.
According to the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Linus Nkan, the Council also approved a downward review of the 2026 supplementary budget from 1.58 trillion naira to 1.1 trillion naira to realign government spending with available revenue and emerging priorities.
Among the projects covered by the supplementary appropriation are solar-powered water schemes across the 369 wards, equity financing for Ibom Air, the Ibom International Market and erosion control interventions.
The Council also ratified additional works on the State House of Assembly Complex, Ibom International Convention Centre and Victor Attah International Airport, among other projects.
The governor also charged heads of ministries, departments and agencies to prioritise workplace safety following his receipt of an International Safety Leadership Award.
(Follow AIT News on WhatsApp, AfricaIndependentTV on YouTube, ait_online on Facebook and X (Formerly Twitter), and officialait on TikTok, Instagram and Threads)
Editor: Ada Ononye
