By Ebuka Onyekwelu, PhD
Anambra State has ranked third in a recent fiscal viability study by BudgIT, published in its 2026 “State of States Report,” demonstrating the State’s resilience and capacity to survive without federal allocations. This is to say that Anambra State can meet its recurrent obligations on its own without external financial support. In other words, Anambra State has shown that it is capable of living within its means. According to BudgIT, “we call it fiscal viability, but the real name is: can your state survive without federal handout”?
The study, which reflects an analysis of revenues and expenditures of the 36 states of the Federation of Nigeria, has only 5 states at the top that “recorded the strongest performance in managing their expenses with the money available,” BudgIT noted.
This development reflects Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s commitment to fiscal responsibility. In his manifesto, Governor Soludo observed that “low fiscal capacity” is Anambra’s “fundamental structural weakness.” The Governor also said this challenge must be “overcome in order for the State to make the required investment for the future.”
Therefore, this latest ranking speaks to Governor Soludo’s focus on addressing Anambra’s fiscal viability challenge by making every kobo of Anambra work for Ndi Anambra, as the Governor often says.
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