President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate approval of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2026 budget proposal.
Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Tuesday.
The president said the budget was prepared in line with the provisions of Section 121 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and relevant provisions of the law establishing the commission.
He said the budget proposal was developed around NDDC’s revenue and expenditure priorities, and aligned with the fiscal and development policies of the Federal Government and his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Tinubu said the proposal also considered the 2024–2026 Economic Recovery Plan and key assumptions underpinning the federal government’s 2026 Appropriation Act.
He said that NDDC had prioritised youth empowerment, energy and power supply, education, industrial and enterprise development, healthcare, security and increased agricultural productivity under the proposed budget.
The president said the initiatives were aimed at improving living conditions and lifting a significant number of Nigerians out of poverty in the Niger Delta region.
“I look forward to the timely passage of the 2026 Statutory Budget Proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission by the Senate,” he said.
themomentng reports that Akpabio thereafter referred the budget proposal to the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission for further legislative input and to return back in four weeks.
