Fresh fiscal data culled from BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic tech transparency organisation, shows that Enugu East Local Government Area received a total of ₦7,304,183,807.87 in federal allocations over a 13-month period. The revelation has renewed calls for transparency, accountability, and closer citizen scrutiny of how public funds are utilised.
According to the BudgIT figures, Enugu East consistently received substantial monthly allocations between September 2024 and September 2025, with the highest allocation—₦704,422,524.58—recorded in September 2025.
Below is the full breakdown of the allocations:
2025 Allocations
- September: ₦704,422,524.58
- August: ₦683,705,746.70
- July: ₦629,617,096.70
- June: ₦578,567,092.75
- May: ₦567,648,279.62
- April: ₦540,504,512.97
- March: ₦571,895,100.45
- February: ₦596,651,276.57
- January: ₦498,052,639.48
2024 Allocations
- December: ₦563,376,616.98
- November: ₦489,707,419.47
- October: ₦459,334,492.97
- September: ₦420,701,003.63
The total: ₦7.3 billion.
With this significant volume of public funds disclosed, civic groups are encouraging residents of Enugu East to go beyond the figures and interrogate their impact. Many argue that citizens must now ask whether the roads, schools, healthcare centres, markets, water projects, and other public services within the LGA reflect the scale of funds received.
A civic accountability advocate stressed that, “₦7.3 billion is not pocket change. People have a right to demand detailed explanations of how these funds were spent. If the money entered the system, the development should be visible.”
Residents are also urged to ask their elected and appointed officials key questions:
- What projects were funded with the allocations?
- Where are these projects located?
- Who executed them?
- How much did each cost?
- And are the results visible and measurable in the communities?
BudgIT’s data has once again placed a spotlight on governance at the local level, where public impact should be most immediate and tangible. As accountability conversations rise, many citizens insist that the pressing issue is no longer how much Enugu East received, but whether the development seen on the ground truly matches ₦7.3 billion.
