Governor Kefas signs N653bn 2026 budget into law
The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has signed the state’s 2026 budget of over N653 billion into law.
The Governor said after signing the bill on Monday at the Executive Council Chamber of the TY Danjuma House, Jalingo that the budget was tailored to deliver required development across the state.
Governor Kefas expressed appreciation to members of the State House of Assembly for their diligence and the timely consideration and passage of the appropriation bill.
In his remarks, the Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, John Kizito Bonzena, said the budget size had been increased by three billion naira to cater for the procurement of textbooks, ensure the smooth take-off of newly created ministries, and support the construction of the Taraba State Bio-Entrepreneurship Innovation and Solutions Agency.
According to the Speaker, each of the affected ministries and agencies received an allocation of one billion naira in the 2026 budget.
It will be recalled that Governor Kefas presented a budget of over six hundred and fifty billion naira to the House on November 19, which was reviewed upward to over six hundred and fifty-three billion naira.
