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Nasarawa State spent 30 percent of its agricultural expenditure of N1.31 billion on capital items. Kwara and Kogi states spent less than 15 percent of their total agriculture expenditure on capital items. In Kwara State, only 14 percent of N622 million earmarked for expenditure went to capital items.
In Bauchi State, 49 per cent of its expenditure was budgeted for capital expenditure, and 39 per cent was spent. Bruno State budgeted 63 per cent and spent 48 per cent, and Taraba State budgeted 48 per cent
Other states’ performance shows that Katsina State had a recurrent capital expenditure composition of 50% to 50%. In Kebbi State, it is 59% to 41%, 71% to 29% in Sokoto State, and 86% to 14% in Zamfara State.
Thus, while four states budgeted over 50 per cent of their expenditure on capital items in the southwest region, only one state implemented over 50 per cent of its spending on capital expenditure.
Cross River State spent the sum of N39.42 billion by the end of the second quarter as a total expenditure. Within this period, 27 per cent of the amount spent was on capital expenditure and 73 per cent on recurrent expenditure
Imo State recorded a 52.8 per cent performance, having spent N100,7 billion of its proposed 190.73 billion. The other state’s expenditure performance is 40.77 per cent for Enugu State, 31.93 per cent for Abia State, and 31.75 per cent for Anambra State.
