•Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved a N1.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year.
The approval was made at the State Executive Council meeting held yesterday evening, reports The Nation.
The newly sworn-in Special Adviser to Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Economic Matters and Social Development, Prof. Peter Medee, said the budget was designed to enable the state to complete and advance key projects in critical sectors.
Medee said the budget was christened the “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development.”
He said the state government remained committed to meeting its developmental targets for the people of Rivers State despite the challenges confronting the administration.
He said, “The main thrust of the year 2026 proposed estimate has been fashioned to enable the state accomplish and conclude ongoing projects as well as clear our outstanding obligations in key critical sectors such as infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, human capacity development, youth empowerment, culture, tourism, information and communications technology.
“It is against this backdrop that the state Executive Council has respectfully approved and considered that the budget theme for 2026 is the Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development.
“This budget is so christened because the priority of the State Government for the year 2026 is for recovery, restoration, reassurance, consolidation and inclusivity.
“This is because in spite of many challenges, the state government has remained resilient, dogged and focused, and achieving the key targets as our commitment to the people of Rivers State.
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr Honour Sirawoo, said, “As you are aware the Goveenor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration is determined to bridge the lost grounds, upon that reason a very robust budget figure has been arrived at after a very conscious deliberation to put our State where it needs to be.”
