Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has presented a proposed N1.107tn budget for the 2027 fiscal year, with 63 per cent of the total expenditure earmarked for capital projects.
The budget, tagged “Budget of Consolidating Gains and Accelerated Rural Development,” was presented to the state House of Assembly on Wednesday. It is the fourth and final budget of Yusuf’s first tenure, which is expected to end on May 29, 2027.
The governor said the proposal was designed to sustain the administration’s achievements, speed up rural development and ensure the completion of ongoing projects before the end of his first term.
Yusuf disclosed that his government had implemented more than 90 per cent of the programmes, projects and policies contained in its development blueprint, but acknowledged that some commitments were yet to be fulfilled.
He said the proposed budget would prioritise outstanding projects and strengthen essential public services, stressing that no ongoing project would be abandoned.
“This is not merely nominal. It is a fiscal commitment to ensure that no ongoing project is abandoned,” he said.
According to the governor, the administration would also consolidate its reforms in free education, primary healthcare revitalisation and urban renewal to ensure residents benefit from government interventions.
He identified education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, water supply and human capital development as major priority areas in the proposed estimates.
Budget Breakdown
Yusuf said N693.47bn was allocated to capital expenditure, while N413.55bn was set aside for recurrent spending, representing a capital-to-recurrent ratio of 63 per cent to 37 per cent.
He explained that the distribution reflected the government’s resolve to channel more resources into infrastructure and development projects while meeting its recurrent obligations.
On revenue projections, the governor put the state’s total recurrent revenue at N692.64bn, comprising N142.84bn from internally generated revenue and receipts from the Federation Account.
He said the projected recurrent revenue represented a 34 per cent decline compared with the 2026 fiscal year.
However, the state projected a 73 per cent increase in internally generated revenue, which Yusuf attributed to reforms at the Kano State Internal Revenue Service, including digital revenue administration and the expansion of the Easy Tax digitisation initiative.
The governor also projected N354.38bn in capital receipts from grants and loans, as well as an opening balance of N60bn to support the implementation of the budget.
He said the proposed allocations would fund projects and programmes across the state’s economic and social sectors, with emphasis on completing ongoing projects and strengthening existing initiatives before the administration’s tenure ends in May 2027.
