This newspaper’ review of the Ekiti State House of Assembly 2026 budget estimates has shown that N1.2 billion is planned to be spent on executive chairs and tables in 2026.
According to details contained in the budget document, the estimate is for the purchase of 700 executive chairs, 600 tables, 200 chamber tables, 100 cabinets, 50 office file shelves, and 12 sets of chairs.
Another sum of N800 million is proposed for the purchase of three units of 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado vehicles and 30 units of Toyota Corolla cars.
Earlier, this newspaper review of the 2026 proposed budget document for Ekiti State showed that a total of N300 million was earmarked for the construction of the governor’s and deputy governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
This allocation comes despite the fact that N470 million had already been spent on the same purpose between January and September 2025.
In addition, this newspaper review of the Ekiti State Open Contracting Portal revealed that a contract valued at N320 million was awarded for the construction of a guest house chalet within the Government House.
According to the contract details, the project was awarded to the permanent secretary in the “Government House and Protocol Department.” The contract was issued on October 8, 2025.
The development comes amid growing calls for transparency and prudence in the management of public resources. It also follows a SaharaReporters report that 20 key government agencies failed to secure funding for their capital projects in Ekiti State.
While the government continues to spend on lodges for the governor and deputy governor, a review of the Ekiti State audited financial statement for the year ended December 2024 reveals a worrying trend.
The document shows that 35 government agencies received no funding for their capital expenditure, despite having a combined capital budget of N3.3 billion.
The affected agencies include the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Deputy Governor’s Office; Independent Project Monitoring Office; Ekiti State Boundary Commission; Ekiti State Mortgage Board; Ekiti State Liaison Office, Abuja; Ekiti State Liaison Office, Lagos; Ekiti State Muslim Board; Capital Development Authority; and Ekiti State Pensions Board.
Others include the Ministry of Information and Values Orientation; Office of Establishment and Service Matters; Office of Capacity Development and Reforms; Ekiti State Civil Service Commission; Office of Political and Economic Affairs; Directorate of Farm Settlement and Peasant Farmers Development; and Central Internal Audit.
Additional affected bodies include the Technical Adviser on Ekiti Knowledge Zone; Office of Human Capital Development and Allied Matters; Ekiti State Mineral Resources Development Agency; Fiscal Responsibility Commission; Ekiti State Housing Corporation; Office of Public Defender; Ministry of Regional and Special Duties; Ekiti State Library Board; Ekiti State Trust Fund; Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education; Ekiti State College of Health Science and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti; Ekiti State Board for Technical and Vocational Education; and Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission.
Others are Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital; Ekiti Drugs Health Supply Management; Ministry of Local Government Affairs; and Ministry of Chieftaincy and Home Affairs.
Despite these funding gaps, this newspaper earlier reported that the state government awarded contracts worth billions of naira to permanent secretaries.
For instance, the “Supply and Installation of an Instrument Landing System” at the Ekiti State Airport Project, costing N3.3 billion, was awarded to a “Permanent Secretary,” with the procuring agency listed as the “Ministry of Transportation.”
Another contract for the procurement of one eighteen-seater Sunray bus and four Bajaj motorcycles, valued at N75.1 million, was also awarded to a “Permanent Secretary.”
A further contract for the “Second Phase of Establishment of a Standard Meteorological Station,” worth N45 million, was awarded with the contractor listed as a “Permanent Secretary.”
Additional airport-related contracts awarded to permanent secretaries included internal electrification and installation of a 1MVA 33/0.415KVA transformer at the Ekiti State Cargo Airport, estimated at N281.731 million; installation of terminal floodlights/solar streetlights at N275.9 million; and the extension of a 33KVA dedicated line from the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, to the airport, awarded at N280 million to a “Permanent Secretary.”
Source: Saharareporter
