The Executive Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government, Omo\u2019ba Adeola Alimot Adetoro, has presented a bold \u20a66.8 billion budget for the year 2026, pledging to drive infrastructural renewal, healthcare expansion, education advancement, and grassroots empowerment under the council\u2019s flagship HEYIGA Agenda.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Legislative Council Chamber, the council boss described the budget as a \u201csocial contract and roadmap for development,\u201d emphasizing transparency, fiscal responsibility, and resilience in the face of rising inflation, urban pressures, and security challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n The HEYIGA Agenda, built on six pillars\u2014Health, Education, Youth & Women Empowerment, Infrastructure, Greener Environment, and Agriculture\u2014will serve as the guiding framework for the year\u2019s projects.<\/span><\/p>\n Key Highlights of the 2026 Budget<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Infrastructure & Environment: Massive rehabilitation of inner roads, drainage systems, and flood control initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Healthcare: Upgrading primary health centres, expanding maternal and child health services, and strengthening outreach programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Education & Human Capital: Improved teacher welfare, primary school support, and vocational training for youths.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Economic Empowerment: Market infrastructure upgrades, small business support, and digitised revenue collection to curb leakages.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Security: Enhanced collaboration with neighbourhood safety structures to ensure peace and stability.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Governance: Staff training, digitisation of administrative processes, and strict adherence to procurement transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n She stressed that the \u20a66.8 billion allocation balances recurrent expenditure with capital development, ensuring \u201ctangible and people-oriented growth.\u201d She urged councillors to give the budget timely passage, noting that \u201cdevelopment thrives where there is harmony between the Executive and Legislature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Year 2026 Budget is more than figures on paper. It is a clear declaration of our unwavering commitment to serve Eti-Osa with integrity, compassion, and excellence,\u201d she stated.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Executive Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government, Omo\u2019ba Adeola Alimot Adetoro, has presented a bold \u20a66.8 billion budget for the year 2026, pledging to drive infrastructural renewal, healthcare expansion, education advancement, and grassroots empowerment under the council\u2019s flagship HEYIGA Agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[162,4924,337,11298,11297,11206,227,253],"class_list":["post-25667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-budget","tag-eti-osa","tag-healthcare","tag-heyiga-agenda","tag-omoba-adetoro","tag-princess-adeola-adetoro","tag-roads","tag-schools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25671,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25667\/revisions\/25671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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