Lagos State plans to spend billions on lawmakers’ welfare, including N4.2 billion for Deputy Governor’s office furniture and N55.4 billion on Assembly residential quarters, amid limited allocation for community projects.
A review of the Lagos State 2026 approved budget by SaharaReporters shows that N4.2 billion has been earmarked for the office of the Deputy Governor to purchase office furniture and 30 microphones. According to the breakdown, the funds will cover the “purchase of ten numbers executive table and chairs, forty number visitor chairs, one hundred and twenty (120) officers tables and chairs in DG’s office, newly deployed PS and A&HR & other offices, [and] purchase of thirty microphones for the delegates Con room for ODG.” Between January and September 2025, N97.5 million had already been spent for this purpose, with an additional N4.247 billion planned for 2026.
The budget also allocates N467 million for renovation of the main governor’s house, while the Lagos State House in Abuja is slated for a N5 billion facelift. Separately, lawmakers plan to spend N55.4 billion on constructing permanent residential quarters for members of the House of Assembly and beautifying the Assembly complex, with N35.4 billion set aside for the quarters and N20 billion for fencing, drainage, landscaping, and beautification. Only N16 billion is earmarked for “MDA executed community based Capital Infrastructural Intervention,” highlighting a disparity between spending on lawmakers’ amenities and community-focused projects.
Previous budget performance reports for 2025 reveal that the Lagos State House of Assembly spent N4.5 billion on 40 50KVA backup generators and N3.6 billion on property acquisitions in Lagos and Abuja. The documents also show significant expenditure on vehicles, renovation of the Assembly complex, and power supply, raising questions about priorities in the allocation of public funds amidst competing infrastructure needs across the state.
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