Nigeria: Ekiti Leads Subnational Transparency Survey

Ado-Ekiti — Ekiti State Government has been adjudged to be the leading state in both local government budget transparency as well as subnational audit efficacy in the new reports published by BudgIT and Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), respectively.

This is coming barely weeks after BudgIT reported that the State Government, under the leadership of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, maintained the top position throughout the four quarters of year 2025 in fiscal transparency.

Ekiti State, in the new BudgIT report, was rated among the top 10 states in the federation that published detailed and accessible budget information for all its Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

According to the report, Ekiti stands out by providing individual 2026 budgets for all the 16 Local Government Councils and 22 LCDAs, accompanied by signed PDFs, minutes of Town Hall Consultation meetings, and NCOA-formatted Excel templates.

This approach, BudgIT says, emphasizes transparency and accountability, setting a great example for other states.

In addition to the BudgIT report, Ekiti also came first in the recently released PLSI Subnational Audit Efficacy Index.

The report showed Ekiti has successfully established the independence of the Auditor-General's office, while also implementing the financial autonomy of the audit function. It acknowledges the effectiveness of the oversight function of the State Assembly, especially its Public Accounts Committee.

Details of both the state's annual budget, and the local government's budgets as well as government procurements are published on the state websites, in line with the accountability and transparency policy of the administration.

In a statement, the Special Adviser (Media) to Governor Biodun Oyebanji, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said Oyebanji says the administration has an open book- made available to all citizens to access.

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