From: Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
The Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism (KAD-LGAM) has unveiled the Citizens’ Participatory Audit (CPA) report on selected 2024 education projects across 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State, revealing significant gaps in project implementation and transparency.
The report, presented at a dissemination event, showed that only 34.6% of projects were completed, 34% were ongoing, and 21.2% had not commenced. The audit also found that 80.8% of schools lacked project signposts, 78.8% lacked metered fencing, and 40.4% lacked an air source, undermining safety, learning environments, and accountability in public schools.
Alheri Waje, Lead of the Education Cohort of KAD-LGAM, attributed the gaps to weak systems, inadequate transparency, and limited community participation, calling for institutionalized participatory monitoring, improved transparency, and timely funding to strengthen education service delivery and citizens’ trust.
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