Bayelsa PDP fault 15% 2026 budget score, question Diri ₦1.24tn 2027 plan
- Bayelsa PDP talk say the 2026 budget only perform like 15 per cent, dem call am weak implementation.
- Di party question Governor Douye Diri proposed ₦1.24 trillion 2027 budget, say e no get clear plan on poverty and jobs.
- Di state government point to BudgIT ranking wey put Bayelsa third on fiscal discipline among 35 states.
Di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Bayelsa State don criticise wetin dem call roughly 15 per cent performance of di state 2026 budget, and question whether Governor Douye Diri proposed ₦1.24 trillion budget for 2027 go fit deliver.
For one statement wey dia state publicity secretary, Ikaebimo Mark, sign, di party talk say di low implementation of dis year budget show say public money no dey reach ordinary residents.
"Di true measure of budget no be di amount wey dem appropriate, but di positive difference e dey make for people life," Mark talk for di statement.
Di PDP talk say plenty households for di state still dey battle multidimensional poverty, rising cost of living, unemployment and poor access to basic services. Dem argue say di 2026 spending plan never change living conditions for most Bayelsans.
Wetin di party want from lawmakers
Governor Diri present di 2027 Appropriation Bill, wey him title di "Budget of Assured Prosperity for Sustainable Growth and Development", to di Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Tuesday. According to ThisDay, di proposal base on projected revenue of about ₦1.242 trillion.
Di PDP talk say di headline figure dey impressive but e no give clear steps to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment. Dem talk say residents need reliable electricity, working healthcare, affordable education, food security and jobs pass big budget numbers.
Di party urge di House of Assembly make dem no treat di budget as document for automatic approval. Lawmakers, e talk, suppose interrogate di assumptions, check di allocations and demand clear implementation targets.
Di state government don push back with dia own scorecard. According to ThisDay, di Technical Adviser to di Governor on Treasury, Accounts and Revenue, Timipre Seipulou, tell di State Executive Council for Yenagoa on Wednesday say Bayelsa rank third on fiscal discipline and financial viability among 35 states for BudgIT newly released State of States Report. BudgIT na independent organisation wey dey assess how states dey manage revenue, debt and budgets.
Di sources no agree on when di PDP statement come out. Some outlets report am on Wednesday, while Punch talk say dem issue am on Friday. Di party main complaints be di same across di reports.
Wetin go happen next
Di 2027 budget now dey with di Bayelsa State House of Assembly, wey must scrutinise and pass am. How lawmakers go handle di PDP call for deeper checks, and whether di government go publish clear implementation targets, go shape wetin residents actually see from di spending plan.
