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<p>Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the proposed â¦58.18 trillion 2026 budget translates into measurable improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens.</p>
<p>Following the President’s budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, Akpoti-Uduaghan acknowledged the significance of the session but warned against prioritizing headline figures over concrete outcomes. She emphasized that fiscal scale alone cannot solve Nigeria’s entrenched developmental issues.</p>
<p>“Of all the lengthy speeches, one line by Mr President struck me deeply: ‘It’s not the size of the budget but the quantum of impact felt by Nigerians,’” the senator stated.</p><div class="5ClSLyDc" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>She noted that while the massive spending plan reflects Nigeria’s economic ambitions and challenges, citizens are primarily concerned with how it will better their daily lives. Nigerians, she said, expect budgets to yield sustainable job creation, functional infrastructure, affordable healthcare, quality education, and accessible social services—moving beyond impressive projections on paper.</p>
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<p>Akpoti-Uduaghan stressed that accountability must be a shared responsibility between leaders and the populace, underscoring that vigilant public scrutiny is essential for achieving meaningful results. “Leaders must do better, and citizens must demand accountability,” she reiterated.</p>
<p>A member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Akpoti-Uduaghan has been a consistent advocate for fiscal transparency, prudent resource management, and people-centered budgeting. Her stance aligns with growing public demand for governance outcomes that are not only measurable but also palpable at the grassroots level.</p>
<p>Her comments reflect broader concerns within and beyond the National Assembly that Nigeria’s expanding annual budgets have yet to produce commensurate gains in public welfare, productivity, and social stability.</p>
<p>In his presentation, titled “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” President Tinubu projected a cautiously improving economy and pledged stricter budget discipline, tougher revenue enforcement, and an uncompromising security posture against armed non-state actors.</p>
<p>The President defended his administration’s economic reforms, citing a 3.98% growth rate in Q3 2025, eight consecutive months of easing inflation, improved oil output, stronger non-oil revenues, and renewed investor confidence as signs of progress.</p>
<p>However, as legislative debate on the appropriation bill commences, lawmakers like Akpoti-Uduaghan insist that the true test of the 2026 budget will lie not in macroeconomic indicators alone, but in its tangible impact on Nigerian households and communities.</p>
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