Chief Ude Livinus has raised concerns regarding the revenue projections contained in Enugu State’s ₦1.62 trillion 2026 budget recently signed by Governor Peter Mbah.
According to the approved appropriation, the state expects to generate ₦870 billion as Internally Generated Revenue in 2026. State officials have also stated that current daily revenue generation stands at about ₦2.5 billion.
Livinus pointed to existing financial obligations of the state, including pension and gratuity arrears estimated at more than ₦36 billion, alongside outstanding contractor payments of about ₦40 billion.
He referenced claims by revenue officials that approximately ₦400 billion was generated by the end of the 2025 fiscal year, noting the scale of increase reflected in the 2026 projections.
The budget outlines capital and recurrent expenditures across several sectors, including ₦30 billion allocated to school feeding programmes in smart schools and ₦135.5 billion earmarked for a rail project.
Other listed projects include the acquisition of 14 aircraft, the Enugu New City project, construction of 260 smart schools, 260 hospitals, and road projects covering more than 1,000 routes across the state.
The budget was approved by the Enugu State House of Assembly before receiving gubernatorial assent. As of publication, detailed documentation explaining the basis for the revenue projections has not been released publicly.
