President Bola Tinubu is seeking the approval of the House of Representatives for the
The President’s request was contained in a letter with Reference No: PRES/134-1/36/HR/BP/NDDC dated 20th August, 2026 addressed to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, which was read during Tuesday plenary.
According to the letter titled: ‘Submission of 2026 statutory budget proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)’, President Tinubu explained that the communication was in line with the provisions of Section 121 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
According to him, Minister of Niger Delta Development prepared the 2026 Statutory Budget Proposal of the NDDC which was forwarded for consideration and passage by the House of Representatives.
He further explained that the ‘Budget proposal has been prepared on the basis of the NDDC’s revenue and expenditure forecasts and it aligned with the fiscal and developmental policies of the Federal Government and the Renewed Hope Agenda.
‘In addition, the Budget Proposal takes into consideration the 2024-2026 Economic Recovery Growth Plan as well as key assumptions of the 2026 Appropriation Act of the Federal Government.
‘The House of Representatives is invited to note that the NDDC is prioritising improvement in Youth Empowerment, Energy and Power Supply, Education, Industrial and Enterprise Development, Health, Security and increased productivity in Agriculture in order to lift a significant number of our citizens out of poverty.’
To this end, he solicited for timely passage of the 2026 Statutory Budget Proposal of the NDDC by the House of Representatives.