Adamawa Assembly Passes First, Second Reading of 2026 Appropriation Bill
By Abubakar Ibrahim Yola. The Adamawa State House of Assembly has passed the first and second readings of the proposed 2026 Appropriation Bill for the state. The passage followed the formal presentation of the 2026 budget proposal by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri at the hallowed chambers of the House on Thursday. Presenting the budget, Governor Fintiri proposed a total expenditure of ₦583,331,380,496 for the 2026 fiscal year, formulated in line with prevailing macro-economic realities and the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. Tagged “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Renewal,” the proposal allocates ₦209,640,415,814.00 to recurrent expenditure, representing 35.93 percent of the total budget, while ₦373,690,964,682.00, or 64.06 percent, is earmarked for capital expenditure. The governor stated that the presentation of the budget was in fulfilment of his constitutional responsibility to outline the government’s financial plan for funding the affairs of the state in the 2026...