According to the state’s budget performance documents for 2025, a total of N1.3 billion was budgeted for erosion and flood control. However, as of the end of the year, only N68 million had been disbursed and spent for that purpose.
The low utilisation comes just months after the Federal Ministry of Environment, through its National Flood Early Warning Centre, issued a fresh warning in April 2025. Adamawa was explicitly listed among states at high risk of flooding from sustained heavy rainfall, alongside Kogi, Enugu, Kaduna, Kwara, Niger, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, and Taraba.
Further investigations by BudgIT’s community project tracking platform, Tracka, revealed that several erosion control projects in Adamawa communities were either poorly executed or not executed at all, despite budget allocations. The platform also noted that the state has not published detailed quarterly budget implementation reports for 2025, making it difficult to track where the unspent N1.232 billion meant for flood control was diverted or why it remained idle.
SaharaReporters and BudgIT also pointed out that Adamawa, like many other high-risk states, continues to underutilise federal ecological fund allocations for flood prevention, raising concerns about fiscal prioritisation and disaster preparedness.
As the 2026 rainy season approaches, environmental advocates are calling on the Adamawa State Government to explain the spending gap and urgently deploy funds to protect vulnerable communities.
By: sadmohd25@gmail.com | Published: November 1, 2026
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