Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel and transport in the first six months of 2026, an amount about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Monday.
The analysis showed that while a governor’s stated monthly salary of N503,000 translates to N3.018m over six months, the combined six-month salary of all 36 governors would amount to just N108.65m.
Against this, the available records showed that N420.01bn was identified under Government House, Governor’s Office and related executive administration expenditure, while another N92.09bn was spent under travel and transport budget heads.
The combined amount stood at N512.10bn. The six-month salary of all 36 governors, therefore, represented only 0.02 per cent of the identified expenditure on executive offices and travel.
The figures offers a striking contrast to the ongoing debate over the official salaries of Nigerian governors.
