Perks before people. That is the label on legislators across eight states that allocated approximately N31.6 billion for their houses, cars, furniture and allowances.
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This comes as funding for healthcare, education and other essential sectors got trimmed.
A Daily Sun analysis of State Houses of Assembly budgets shows that lawmakers in Borno, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Oyo and Osun states earmarked billions for their comfort in the midst of inadequate funding for healthcare, education and other crucial sectors.
In Lagos State, the 40-member House of Assembly allocated N6.2 billion for houses in Abuja, with each residence costing approximately N155 million. This excludes additional billions budgeted for travel expenses, vehicles, sitting allowances and other expenditures.
For Borno State, where years of insecurity have kept countless children out of school, the state’s 28 legislators allocated N4.55 billion for their refreshments, honorarium and welfare in 2026, while primary school libraries across the entire state will receive N95 million for books, an amount 48 times less than what lawmakers would get.
In Ekiti State, 26 legislators earmarked N1.2 billion to purchase cars and furniture, an amount that is 17 times the entire N68 million allocation for capital projects in primary healthcare across the state.
Ondo State’s 26 legislators will spend N2.1 billion on 27 Sports Utility Vehicles in 2026, with the single purchase being four times more than the state’s N515 million budget for educational equipment. Meanwhile, the state has allocated only N69 million for drugs for its hospitals and primary healthcare centers.
Akwa Ibom lawmakers earmarked N1.2 billion for four buses and 14 cars, an amount that is 10 times more than what the state’s 150 health centers will receive for equipment. An additional N300 million has been budgeted for “security gadgets” for the 26 legislators, which is five times more than the budget for vaccine cold-chain equipment in a state where thousands of children under five years old die annually.
In Delta, the 29 legislators have allocated N8.216 billion for expenses which include N3.59 billion for travel, N2.1 billion for “welfare,” N1.6 billion for electricity, N706 million for training, and N220 million for newspapers. This total sum is more than 10 times the budget of either the Urban Water Corporation or the Rural Water Sanitation and Supply Agency.
Oyo State’s 32 legislators will spend N6.5 billion on vehicles, fuel, and miscellaneous items, including N2.5 billion on generator fuel, N1.6 billion on cars, N2 billion for “public enlightenment,” and N413 million on welfare. This amount exceeds twice what the state will spend building primary health centers for its eight million residents.
Meanwhile, 26 Osun State legislators will spend N1.3 billion on international travel (N700 million) and sitting allowances (N600 million), which is seven times more than the State Ministry of Health will spend on drugs and medical supplies purchase (N180 million) for its residents.
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