Wetin dey happen, my people? Na so House of Representatives don pass N58.47 trillion budget proposal for 2026 for second reading o! Na dis budget na im dem dey call ‘The Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity’. Dem bring am come naija people through President Bola Tinubu on December 19, 2025.
House Leader, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere wey dey talk like say dem don find light for dark room, come yarn say Tinubu enter office during one serious wahala time. E still talk say all the reforms wey dem dey do go fit bring plenty good things, but e go get as e be—some pains go must dey.
Make I burst your brain: Him talk say, “Development wey no get sustainability no be development at all.” E believe say the economic reforms wey we dey see now go bring better tomorrow for all of us. Wetin dey sweet pass? Dem dey talk say we go see 3.98 per cent economic growth for 2026 and inflation go waka down to 14.45% from 25%! How you see am?
Na so dem talk say naira don stabilize for ₦1,400 to dollar, compare to the over ₦1,800 wey e dey before. Our external reserves don even reach $47 billion, wey fit cover more than 10 months of imports. E be like say dis government dey try abeg!
Omo, total revenue wey dem dey expect na ₦34.33 trillion, but total expenditure dey set for ₦58.18 trillion. Na so we go see say we get deficit of ₦23.85 trillion, but nond-debt recurrent expenditure dey set for ₦15.25 trillion while capital expenditure don stand for ₦26.08 trillion. Wetin dis means be say dem don finally listen—capital investment don pass recurrent spending. Na true progress dem dey push.
Abeg, make I tell you the area we dey chop plenty money: Security and defense na first priority with ₦5.41 trillion go dey dey for insecurity and food wahala; then infrastructure dey follow with ₦3.56 trillion; education go collect ₦3.54 trillion; and health na ₦2.48 trillion. Na wetin we dey talk about when we dey discuss serious matter for this country.
Ihonvbere still talk say, “No be say government dey perfect, but as our representatives from 360 constituencies, e get as we go make dem do wetin dey right.” E wan make people wey dey leg for house abeg try support the thing wey go better our people.
After dem finish, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas come call for vote, and e be like say everybody don put leg inside, because dem support am well-well for second reading. But no be all party, maintain your cool o, because dem go get two-week break to do small work on the budget before dem go resume for final passage on February 17, 2026. Na serious matter we dey talk, my bros!
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