Ekiti says it ranked second in health budget implementation
Only three of the 34 states assessed met the 67% benchmark, according to the Ekiti State Government.
The Ekiti State Government says it ranked second among 34 states in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s review of health budget implementation from January to September 2026. In a statement on 10 November, the government put Ekiti’s health budget implementation at 82.2%.
Three states met the benchmark, Ekiti says
Ekiti said Delta ranked first at 84.4% and Bayelsa came third at 68.3%. The three states were the only ones to meet the forum’s 67% benchmark, according to the statement. Ekiti’s summary also put combined health spending across the 34 states at ₦1.15 trillion for the nine-month period.
The government said health accounted for 5.1% of Ekiti’s total budget. It separately reported 65% overall budget implementation for the same period.
Ekiti cites upgrades to health facilities
Commissioner for Health and Human Services Dr Oyebanji Filani attributed the ranking to investment under Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration. Filani said the state had renovated 110 primary healthcare centres over four years and was planning three additional secondary healthcare facilities.
IDNN could not locate the underlying Nigeria Governors’ Forum report to independently verify the ranking or establish how the forum calculated the implementation figures.