Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has directed local government chairmen in the state to hold citizens’ engagements before preparing their 2026 budgets.
Oyebanji said such engagements, similar to those conducted by his administration at the state level, would ensure that projects included in council budgets reflect the needs of the people.
The governor gave the directive at Otun Ekiti, during the Town Hall Meeting and Citizens’ Engagement for the 2026 budget preparation in Ekiti North and Ekiti Central Senatorial Districts.
Oyebanji lamented that his administration had to repay over N2bn in unpaid micro-credit loans from past governments due to beneficiaries’ failure to return the funds.
He however said the annual budget engagement exercise had yielded tangible results, with several community requests already implemented across the state.
