The Kwara State Government spent N2.6 billion on international travels and N906.8 million on fuelling plants and generators between January and September 2026, according to the state’s third-quarter budget performance report.
The expenditure figures, contained in the Kwara State Government’s 2026 Q3 Budget Performance Report, show that the state recorded substantial spending on foreign trips and generator fuel within the first nine months of the year.
An analysis of the expenditure by economic classification shows that the government spent N2.675 billion on international travel and transport for purposes other than training during the period.
The amount represents 63.4 per cent of the N4.221 billion allocated to the expenditure item in the 2026 budget.
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The report indicates that N1.325 billion was spent on international travel and transport for other purposes in the third quarter alone, while N15.9 million was recorded for international travel and transport for training between January and September.
The combined expenditure on international travel and transport, covering training and other purposes, stood at N2.691 billion during the nine-month period.
This represents a significant portion of the N5.6 billion budgeted for local and international travel and transport in 2026.
The report further shows that the state government spent N906.8 million on plant and generator fuel between January and September, representing 82.5 per cent of the N1.099 billion budgeted for the expenditure.
Of this amount, N266.7 million was spent in the third quarter, bringing the cumulative expenditure to more than N900 million within nine months.
The spending on generator fuel was higher than the N498.4 million recorded for motor vehicle fuel during the same period.
The government also spent N59.5 million on fuel for other transport equipment and N43.5 million on aircraft fuel between January and September.
Altogether, expenditure on fuel and lubricants across the different categories reached N1.508 billion, representing 77.9 per cent of the N1.936 billion budgeted for the purpose.
The figures indicate that spending on plant and generator fuel accounted for the largest share of the state’s expenditure on fuel and lubricants during the period.
Beyond foreign trips and generator fuel, the report also shows that the state government spent N956.4 million on electricity charges between January and September.
The expenditure represents 56.8 per cent of the N1.685 billion allocated to electricity charges in the 2026 budget.
Combined spending on electricity and plant or generator fuel stood at approximately N1.86 billion within the nine-month period.
The government also recorded N224.8 million in internet access charges, N16.4 million in telephone charges and N35.8 million in satellite broadcasting access charges.
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Under the broader overhead expenditure category, the state spent N50.35 billion between January and September, representing 52.5 per cent of its N95.97 billion annual allocation.
The report shows that expenditure on security-related items also accounted for a substantial portion of the state’s overhead costs.
For instance, N6.09 billion was spent under the security vote, including operations, against the N8 billion budgeted for the year.
The amount represents 76.2 per cent of the allocation, with N2.15 billion recorded as expenditure in the third quarter.
Additionally, the state spent N2.52 billion on security services and expenses during the nine-month period, representing 72.3 per cent of the N3.49 billion budgeted for the item.
On personnel costs, the government recorded N61.59 billion in expenditure between January and September, representing 85.4 per cent of the N72.08 billion annual allocation.
The expenditure included N48.99 billion on salaries and wages, N12.22 billion on social benefits, N219.1 million on allowances and N150.2 million on social contributions.
Within social benefits, pension payments accounted for N11.32 billion, representing 87.1 per cent of the N13 billion allocated for the purpose, while gratuity payments stood at N901.8 million against a N2.2 billion budget.
Overall, Kwara State recorded N298.42 billion in total expenditure between January and September 2026, representing 45.5 per cent of its N656.59 billion annual budget.
The third-quarter expenditure alone stood at N149.47 billion.
The report shows that the state had an expenditure balance of N358.16 billion against its original annual budget as of September 2026.
The figures provide an overview of the state’s spending priorities within the first nine months of the year, with international travel, generator fuel, electricity, security operations, and personnel costs accounting for notable portions of recorded expenditure.
