Anambra State has emerged as one of Nigeria’s top-performing states in the latest Open Government Partnership Nigeria Subnational Status Ranking, attaining a 100 per cent “Healthy” status for its implementation of open government reforms.
The July 2026 ranking placed Anambra in the highest category alongside Kaduna and Plateau states, each scoring 100 per cent under the OGP’s subnational performance assessment.
The ranking, released by the Open Government Partnership Nigeria, measures states’ performance on agreed indicators reflecting their level of implementation of open government principles, including transparency, accountability and citizen participation.
Other states in the “Healthy” category include Adamawa, Kano, Kogi and Osun, which were rated at 90 per cent, while Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa each scored 80 per cent.
Abia, Oyo and Taraba states were listed under the “Need to Grow” category, while Delta, Kebbi, Yobe, Cross River, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Nasarawa, Sokoto and Zamfara were ranked under “Critical Condition”.
