New Telegraph-Admin 
The Enugu State Government has emerged the most prudent state in recurrent expenditures, data published by Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT, has shown.
The development has equally earned the Governor Peter Mbahled administration the commendation of an Enugu-based civil society organisation, the Enugu Good Governance Group, E-3G.
According to the Open Nigerian States, the budget implementation report of the states showed that while Benue, Imo, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto and Yobe States have no data to their names, the remaining 30 state governments recorded N986.64bn in recurrent expenditures, which includes workers salaries, refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities, among others, in the first quarter of 2024.
Lagos State recorded the highest recurrent expenses nationally, being N189.62bn, followed by Delta State, which recorded N68.68 billion.
Ebonyi State recorded the highest recurrent expenses in the South East with N14.95 billion, followed by Abia State with N10.92 billion and Anambra State with N9.91bn recurrent expenses. However, Enugu State recorded only N7.51 billion to emerge the least in recurrent expenditures in both the region and the entire country.
Reacting to the development, the Enugu Good Governance Group The group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Odinaka Okechukwu, said the development was yet another indication that the governor’s presence in government was inspired by selfless service.
