The Civil Resource Development Documentation Centre
(CIRDDOC) has rated Ekiti State as the most transparent
state in Nigeria in terms of transparent in budgeting. Ekiti
State was followed by Cross River, Lagos and Jigawa
States.
This was made known yesterday in Sheraton Hotels &
Towers, Abuja at the launch of the 2015 Nigerian States
Budget Transparency Survey Results.
The result which was peak at an average of 26 saw Ekiti
State as the most transparent state in Nigeria followed by
Cross River State with 73 while Lagos and Jigawa states
were rated 60 and 49 respectively as the top four states in
the country that are transparent in their budgeting.
On the bottom row were Oyo and Kaduna state pairing with
7% while Akwa Ibom and Niger State got 22% and 27% each.
The launching of the National Budget Transparency Survey
was organized by CIRDDOC, Enugu in collaboration with 36
fiscal governance-focused Civil Society Organisations
(CSOs) in Nigeria with the support from the Department for
International Development (DFID).
In her welcome address, the Executive Director of CIRDDOC,
Mrs. Oby Nwankwo said that there is need for an open,
transparent and participatory budget and procurement
process so as to end the misappropriation of public funds
that could otherwise be used for development purposes.
“While state governors are entrusted with the development
of the budget, legislators, Auditor-Generals, citizens, civil
society organizations (CSOs), and the media have a role in
not only determining what gets included in the budget but
also how it is executed,” she stated.
According to her, this accountability ecosystem depends on
each accountability actor playing his or her role.
“To play a constructive role, citizens, civil society, and the
media need to have access to budget information which
should not be limited to a select few individuals. All citizens
should have access to how state government plan to raise
revenue, spend public resources and incur debt necessary to
finance programmes. It is with this in mind that CIRDDOC
developed and implemented the Nigerian sub-national
Budget Transparency Survey, the first independent
assessment investigating transparency and public
participation in the budgeting and procurement process at
the sub-national level. This report compares the
performance in all 36 Nigerian states, identifies best
practices, and recommends how state budgeting and
procurement systems can be more open and participatory,”
she submitted.
CIRDDOC partnered with local civil society organizations in
the 36 states to conduct the Nigerian Sub-national (States)
Budget Transparency Survey. Partners completed a multiple
choice questionnaire adapted from the International Budget
Partnership Open Budget Survey to evaluate the public
availability of key budget documents, the level of public
participation in the budget process, and the public
availability of procurement information. The data collection
period lasted from July to December 2014. The responses to
each of the questions in the survey are used to derive the
State Budget Transparency Index that assigns a numerical
value between 0 and 100 with higher values denoting
greater transparency.
At the Panel Discussion on why are budget information and
public engagement so crucial in the States and what good
practices presently exist, the immediate past governor of
Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu calls for the CSOs
in the country not to be partisan as such will block their
accessibility of government information that will be
beneficial to the public. He expressed disappointment why
some of his past colleagues who were invited to the event
failed to honour the invitation as such would’ve given them
the opportunity to address some frivolous allegations that
they suffered while in office.
The former governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke
also emphasized the need for the CSOs, citizens and
government to always work together in the budgeting
process as this will reduce suspicion. Another Panelist, Dr.
Uzochukwu Amakom correct the wrong impression that
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