How Kebbi Clinched The Best-Managed State In The North

By Ibrahim A. Jombali
Good governance is not measured by the volume of promises made, but by how responsibly public resources are managed and how much value they deliver to the people.
By this standard, Kebbi State has earned a remarkable place in Nigeria’s governance landscape.
The emergence of Kebbi as the best-managed state in Northern Nigeria and fifth nationally in the 2026 BudgIT State of States Report is a powerful endorsement of the financial discipline, purposeful leadership and institutional reforms introduced under Governor Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu.
This achievement did not happen overnight. It reflects a deliberate effort to move Kebbi from routine adminis...