Lagos and Akwa Ibom states are set to be the highest spenders among Nigerian states in 2016, according to the budgets recently passed by the respective legislative arms of the 36 states.

Lagos has a total budget of N662.5 billion while Akwa Ibom follows closely with N426 billion.

Other high spending states are Rivers with N370 billion, Cross River- N350 billion, Kano state- N275 billion and Delta state with N266 billion.

The states with the lowest budget include Ekiti state – N67 billion, Taraba state – N68.8 billion, Niger state – N74.7 billion, Kogi state – N75 billion, Nasarawa state – N77.9 billion and Yobe state – N80.6 billion.

1. Abia State – 96.7 billion
2. Adamawa State – 100.89 billion
3. Akwa Ibom State – 426 billion
4. Anambra State – 101.4 billion
5. Bauchi State – 102 billion
6. Bayelsa State – 150.6billion
7. Benue State – 133.4 billion
8. Borno State – 155 billion
9. Cross River State – 350 billion
10. Delta State – 266 billion
11. Ebonyi State – 101.1 billion
12. Edo State – 111.5 billion
13. Ekiti State – 67 billion
14. Enugu State – 85.1 billion
15. Gombe State – 76.5 billion
16. Imo State – 141.2 billion
17. Jigawa State – 137.2 billion
18. Kaduna State – 171.7 billion
19. Kano State – 275 billion
20. Katsina State – 110 billion
21. Kebbi State – 107 billion
22. Kogi State – 75 billion
23. Kwara State – 116.2 billion
24. Lagos State – 662.5 billion
25. Nasarawa State – 77.9 billion
26. Niger State – 74.7 billion
27. Ogun state – 200 billion
28. Ondo State – 118.9 billion
29. Osun state – 150.7 billion
30. Oyo State – 165.5 billion
31. Plateau State – 154 billion
32. Rivers State – 370 billion
33. Sokoto State – 112.5 billion
34. Taraba State – 68.8 billion
35. Yobe State – 80.6 billion
36. Zamfara State – 92.8 billion

Adebayo Emuleomo