Edo Govt raises 2025 budget to N799bn, prioritises infrastructure spending

The Edo State Executive Council has endorsed a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, marking an increase of about N125 billion, or 18 percent, over the initial N675.220 billion.

The decision was reached at an emergency executive council meeting on Monday, September 29, 2025, chaired by Edo Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo.

Speaking after the meeting, the Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, highlighted the government’s focus on infrastructure as the driving force behind the upward review.

He explained: “Previously we have a budget of N675 billion with recurrent expenditure having about 33 percent and capital 67 percent. The new revised budget now has about 70 percent for capital expenditure as against 30 percent for recurrent expenditure. It shows the commitment of governor Monday Okpebholo in infrastructural development in Edo state.”

Okoebor broke down the adjustments, noting the scope of the increment.
He said: “The increment in the budget is about N125 billion, which signifies about 18 percent of the previous budget. Recurrent increased with about N12 billion, while capital is about N113 billion from the previous one. Given about 25 percent increment in Capital expenditure and just 5 percent increment in recurrent expenditure.

“It clearly shows that the government is concerned about infrastructural development making Edo people happy. We have done about 254KM of road across the state, and many more construction works are ongoing.

“Recurrent expenditure has about 5 percent increment as the increase in minimum wage necessitated that increment including a lot of employment the present administration did in hospital management board for over 1000 and it needs to be captured.

“The budget has been increased by N125 billion, which is about 18 percent, and capita expenditure about 25 percent increment, from N450 billion to N563 billion.”

Also addressing reporters, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paul Ohombamu, said the revised budget would be transmitted to the Edo State House of Assembly for consideration and approval.