Tinubu Submits NDDC 2026 Budget To Senate, Seeks Timely Passage

President Bola Tinubu has submitted the 2026 Statutory Budget Proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and passage into law.

The budget proposal was contained in a presidential correspondence read during plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

In the letter, Tinubu said the 2026 NDDC 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.

According to the President, the proposal was developed around the NDDC’s revenue and expenditure priorities and aligned with the fiscal and development policies of the Federal Government as well as the Renewed Hope Agenda.

He said the proposal also took into consideration the 2024–2026 Economic Recovery Plan and key assumptions underpinning the Federal Government’s 2026 Appropriation Act.

Tinubu said the 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,” Tinubu said.

Following the presentation, Senate President Akpabio referred the proposal to the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission for consideration.

The committee was directed to report back to the Senate within four weeks.