Kaduna State: Delayed Disbursement of Local Government Fiscal Transparency, Accountability & Sustainability (LFTAS) Performance Grants
By YUSUF ISHAKU GOJE A key recommendation for improving the LFTAS Programme performance, as captured in the independent verification report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), was for the timely disbursement of recommended performance incentives. This, according to the report, would serve as motivation to the local government councils and contribute to improved performance and ownership of the […]
Communiqué Issued at the End of the Two-Day Stakeholders’ Reflection and Presentation of Community Development Charter (CDC) 2021 Half-Year Performance and 2022 Influence of the 23 Local Government Areas, held on the 19th and 20th of November, 2021, at Zaria
PreambleThe Local Government Accountability Mechanism (LGAM) with support from the Partnership to Engage, Reform & Learn (PERL) organized a two-day Stakeholders’ Reflection and Presentation of Community Development Charter (CDC) 2021 Half-Year Performance and 2022 Influence. The objectives were to: facilitate reflection and review of the CDC process during the 2022 budget formulation of the 23 […]
Check out Kaduna State Government 2021 Approved Budget – Capital Expenditure by Programme
(Highest to Lowest) 1.Enhancing Skills and Knowledge (General) – N41.9 billion Covid-19 – N22.4 billion Housing and Urban Development (General) – N22.4 billion Economic Empowerment through Agriculture (General) – N15.1 billion Reform of Government and Governance (General) – N14.1 billion Improvement to Human Health (General) – N10.8 billion Environmental Improvement (General) – N9.5 billion Climate […]
KADUNA STATE: PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE OVER HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
According to the Kaduna State 2020 Auditor-General report, the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA) spent about 33.5 billion under capital expenditure within the period. Township roads got the highest actual expenditure of 28.0 billion under the agency. Similarly, the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure spent about N12.2 billion. This put together is about N45.7 billion, […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE VIRTUAL (ZOOM) STAKEHOLDERS’ ENGAGEMENT ON STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHARTER (CDC) PROCESS AND ADVOCACY FOR INCLUSION IN THE ANNUAL KADUNA STATE BUDGET
PREAMBLE On the 18th May 2021, the Coalition of Association for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED) in celebration of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Week 2021 collaborated with local government Community Development Charter (CDC) Champions drawn from the three Senatorial Districts to facilitate a virtual stakeholder’s engagement on Strengthening the CDC Process and Advocacy […]
Ground Zero Town Hall Meeting: Mailafia, Abdul Bako Score Buhari Low
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank and Development Economist, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has scored President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressive Congress government in the last five years below failure “F” Mark. Similarly, President, Campaign for Democracy, CD, Comrade Abdul Bako gave the government a below pass mark. Both said their assessment was based on the fact […]
Kaduna State: Accountability of Public Spending during Covid-19 and Beyond
GovernanceHub By Yusuf Goje The way Kaduna State government is handling the Covid-19 pandemic can be faulted on other grounds but not on the pro-activeness and decisiveness with which it is confronting the resultant public health crisis and its socio-economic consequences. Objectively speaking, the decisions, many of which are controversial, remain the most viable alternative […]
GROUND ZERO: Introduction of Infectious Disease Control Bill by the Senate…. Kaduna State COVID-19 Rapid Response Teams in 23 LGAs, how effective are these teams in dealing with challenges of the Pandemic.
GROUND ZERO Tuesday, 5th May, 2020, on Invicta 98.9fm. SNIPPETS1> Introduction of Infectious Disease Control Bill by the Senate…. Matters arising2> Rapid Response Teams have been constituted across the local governments based on the directive and advice of the Kaduna State Governor, how effective are these teams in dealing with challenges with respect to Covid […]
GROUND ZERO: COVID-19 Tracking Government’s Public Financial Management System in Times of Emergency (PODCAST)
GROUND ZERO, 4pm, Saturday,25 April, 2020, on Invicta 98.9fm. Listen to the Programme here SNIPPETS1- Tracking Government’s Public Financial Management System in Times of Emergency GUESTS –i. Rt.Hon Elder. Nuhu Machu Goroh Shadalafiya , Kaduna State House of Assemblyii. Yusuf Ishaku Goje , Head – Leadership, Governance & Advocacy , CALPED.iii. Dr. Peter Adamu, Economics […]
Ground Zero : BUDESHI RADIO – Can Procurement Monitoring Improve the quality of Service delivery in Nigeria (Project Watch)
Project Watch has been monitoring projects in Jaba, Jema’a, Kaura, and Zangon Kataf local government areas of Kaduna State. Members of the team are drawn from Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED), Follow Taxes, Community Youth Volunteer Network Initiative, Blueprint Newspaper. Project Watch is being supported by the Public and Private […]