Executive orders, gubernatorial directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 2022–present term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
5
Total orders
5
Implemented
0
Partial
0
Reversed
Implemented
The directive
Introduced a new tax order cancelling revenue collection through proxies and launching a digital identity system (e-AIRS) for all state taxes and levies, including exempting commercial vehicle operators who pay daily levies from additional park fees.
Real-world effect
Contributed to a substantial rise in the state's internally generated revenue, from an average of about ₦2 billion a month in 2023 to ₦5.2 billion a month in 2024.
Implemented
The directive
Declared a state of emergency on environmental degradation, citing indiscriminate sand mining, and unveiled reforms to community governance, including plans for a community administration law making communities a fourth tier of government.
Real-world effect
Signalled a formalised state response to environmental degradation and long-running community governance tensions; independently verified enforcement outcomes were not identified for this entry.
Implemented
The directive
Ordered the temporary closure of Onitsha Main Market in January 2026, and NASPA Market in Nnewi in February 2026, after traders observed the IPOB-linked Monday sit-at-home, citing an estimated ₦8 billion in weekly economic losses to the state.
Real-world effect
Traders reopened shops following the government's warnings, but the closures drew condemnation from human rights organisations including the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights and protests from affected traders.
Implemented
The directive
Ordered the sacking and prosecution of eight Agunechemba security outfit operatives for brutally assaulting and publicly stripping an NYSC corps member, Jennifer Elobor.
Real-world effect
Signalled disciplinary consequences for abuse by the state's own security outfit; a full account of the prosecution's outcome was not identified for this entry.
Implemented
The directive
Warned local government and revenue officials against continuing to collect levies from petty traders with less than ₦100,000 in capital, and introduced a bill in December 2025 aimed at ending multiple taxation in the state.
Real-world effect
Aimed to protect small traders from excessive levies, though residents continued to report levy collection from petty traders after the warning, indicating incomplete enforcement.