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Group Plans Budget Monitoring In 36 States
A coalition of civil society organisation in Nigeria under the aegis of Budget Monitoring and Implementation Team, has disclosed its readiness to monitor the implementation of this year’s budgets across the country.
The executive director of the group, Mr Emmnuel Nkweke, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Port Harcourt said that to this end, the term will commenced a five day monitoring of states which have already passed their budgets for this year.
He said that, the team which will move round the 36 states of the federation was basically to ascertain the budget status of every state for the year 2013 and possibly learn how the money allocated to each state is being put into judicious use.
Nkweke said that, the move is part of the group contribution towards ensuring that Nigerians are part and parcel of the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan.
He emphasised that, this situation would go a long way in ensuring transparency and accountability in governance, while at the same time ensuring that funds allocated to the states were properly utilised for the benefits of the country.
The Executive Director, however, said that, the team was happy with the manner in which budgets in Rivers State was being implemented, pointing out that the group interaction with the Rivers State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has help in correcting misinformation on the issue of budget implementation in the state.
“I can assure you that, we are highly impressed with what we saw on January 29th, 2013, when we visited the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Rivers State, our finding there had afforded us the opportunity to put the record straight as against some allegations on Rivers State concerning misappropriating of funds,” he said.
The team leader further urged government to get the imputes of their people in the preparation of their annual budgets.
He further said that the team has slated Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States next week.
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