Ondo State Governor, Dr Fortunate Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has offered a N492.8 billion Appropriation Invoice for the 2026 fiscal 12 months to the State Home of Meeting.
The proposal, titled the Price range of Financial Consolidation, allocates 57% of whole spending to capital tasks throughout training, roads, healthcare, human capital growth, meals safety and infrastructure growth.
In the course of the price range presentation on November 17, 2025, the Governor defined that the brand new fiscal plan is aimed toward consolidating reforms and stabilizing the financial positive factors achieved in 2025.
Extra on the 2025 price range
Governor Aiyedatiwa defined that the 2025 price range was revised downward from N698.6 billion to N490 billion as a result of unrealised donor inflows. Regardless of income shortfalls, he highlighted notable achievements, together with the recruitment of two,100 academics, cost of N633.9 million WAEC charges for 23,048 college students, full NABTEB sponsorship, and over N636 million in scholarships and bursaries.
The administration additionally renovated 134 major colleges, upgraded 60 secondary colleges, modernised technical faculties, and expanded programmes at OAUSTECH. In healthcare, the state expanded Orange Well being Insurance coverage protection, supported 40,000 moms and youngsters, and upgraded 102 major healthcare centres beneath the World Bank IMPACT venture.
- Main street tasks superior, together with Oke-Aro–Idanre, Akungba–Ikare, and Okitipupa–Igbokoda roads, alongside flyover and rural street works masking 446 kilometres. Water provide schemes had been expanded, agriculture unfold over 26,000 hectares, cocoa seedlings had been distributed, rural markets upgraded, and livestock assist strengthened.
- Different highlights embrace the revival of the Omotosho energy plant, deployment of photo voltaic mini-grids to 30 communities, expanded rural electrical energy licensing, environmental administration initiatives, emergency response preparedness, and enhanced sanitation efforts.
- In social safety programmes beneath OD-CARES delivered money transfers had been delivered to 10,550 households, created almost 20,000 jobs, and offered grants to 1,863 small companies. Over N3.7 billion in gratuities was paid, the School Shuttle Scheme was restored, and ICT and know-how growth initiatives had been carried out.
2026 fiscal outlook
Whereas presenting the price range, the Governor acknowledged that income could also be constrained in 2026 because of the new VAT sharing system and tax exemptions for low-income earners. He reaffirmed his dedication to prudent monetary administration and the completion of key tasks already underway.
The Speaker of the Ondo State Home of Meeting, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, counseled the Governor for the well timed presentation of the 2026 price range. He praised the administration’s management and famous improved legislative welfare achieved via the brand new Consolidated Legislative Wage Scheme Fund. He assured that the Meeting would proceed to collaborate with the manager for the progress of the state.