EXPLAINER: Why Gombe LGs Received Nigeria’s 2nd Lowest Allocation In 9 Months

Gombe State’s 11 local government areas received N40.69 billion in gross statutory revenue allocation between January and September 2026, the second-lowest amount among local governments nationwide, with only Bayelsa State recording a lower allocation of N31.86 billion.
The figures place Gombe at the bottom of the national ranking, ahead of Bayelsa, while Kano State topped the list with N149.70 billion during the nine-month period.
The disparity raises questions about why local governments in some states received substantially more revenue than others, what determines the amount allocated to each state’s councils and whether the figures reflect differences in population, the number of...