The Ekiti State Government has dismissed claims that it budgeted only ₦68m for primary health care in the 2026 fiscal year, describing the allegation as false and misleading.
In a statement on Monday, the Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mr Wale Obelewaji, said the figure being circulated represents only a narrow budget line and not the total funding for PHC services.
The government explained that the ₦68m relates to a single capital vote and excludes personnel costs, insurance payments, donor-funded programmes and local government expenditures that support PHC delivery.
It added that primary health care is jointly funded by the local, state and federal governments, with implementation coordinated by the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Development Agency.
According to the state, the total health sector allocation in the 2026 budget stands at ₦19.65bn, covering multiple agencies and institutions across the sector.
When all PHC-related votes are aggregated, the government said more than ₦2bn is earmarked for primary health care in 2026, excluding spending on water and sanitation handled by other ministries.
The statement noted that in 2025, over ₦33.7bn was spent on health, with more than half directed to PHC, including facility upgrades, health insurance payments and medical supplies.
The government urged the public to rely on accurate data, stressing that claims of a ₦68m PHC allocation do not reflect Ekiti State’s actual health financing and performance.
