Three major landslides within weeks in Cross River State have drawn questions over the state’s spending on erosion and flood control.
Budget documents show increased allocations in 2026 despite years of limited funding and inconsistent implementation of key intervention projects.
The latest disaster recorded on Monday, along with another landslide in July, reportedly displaced residents, destroyed property and claimed at least four lives. These events have prompted environmental advocates to question whether available resources were deployed early enough to prevent the tragedies.
An analysis of the state’s approved budgets and budget performance reports by PREMIUM TIMES shows that the Cross River State Government increased its allocation for erosion and flood control to N1.681 billion in the 2026 budget from N847.68 million budgeted in 2025.
However, the budget documents also reveal that several erosion-related projects received little or no funding despite repeated allocations.
