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UNITED States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s State2State has trained 48 officials drawn from 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State on credible and policy-based budgeting for accountability, transparency and effectiveness.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the participants were Directors Budget and Planning, officers from priority area such as Education, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) of each LGAs.
Speaking at the training in Yola on Wednesday, Ms Zariyatu Hashidu, LG Manager, State2State, said, the objective of the training was to empower the participants with the knowledge and skills required to develop credible and policy-based budgets
“The training is to foster enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency in resource allocation and utilisation, ultimately improving service delivery to citizens.
”It will also facilitate the adoption of best practices in budgeting, laying a foundation for sustaining the Public Financial Management (PFM) reform gains of State2State.
“Equip officials with the necessary skills to improve budget formulation, implementation, and monitoring,” she said.
Mr Oluwatosin Oke, State2State PFM specialist, called on the participants to understand the importance of timely budget preparation.
He said with the training, they would be able to produce credible and policy-based budget in line with best practices.
According to him, planning is a key for successful budgeting hence the need for them to plan well to avoid failure.
Abdulkadir Mohammed, Commissioner for Local Government, Gombe State, described the training as timely, especially now with the Local Government financial autonomy.
He explained that it would help in promoting accountability, transparency and effectiveness.
The Commissioner, who was represented by Mr Musa Batari, Director LG, said, “as we are going through financial autonomy, the training is timely and highly appreciated.”
He urged the participants to pay full attention and acquire skills for effective service delivery.
Babangida Bello, one of the participants, thanked the organisers for the training and assured them that they would put it to good practice. (NAN)
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July 24, 2024 @ 16:12 GMT|
Tags: Mr Musa Batari Mr Oluwatosin Oke Ms Zariyatu Hashidu United States Agency for International Development
