In its bid to strengthen citizen participation in the budgeting process under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Kaduna State Government yesterday met with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to map a way forward.
In her welcome remark the Permanent Secretary, Planning and Budget Commission (PBC), Mrs Umma Aboki said the OGP Technical Working Group (TWG) on Open Budget meeting was to discuss the responsibilities of government and citizens and how to ensure citizens contribute more to the 2023 budget.
“This is why we are starting early. We also plan to extend this engagement at the local government level to ensure robust engagement of the budget process at the grassroots.
“Last year, we could not hold the budget town hall meeting, but the State Assembly was able to organise a Budget Public Hearing that provided citizens an opportunity to engage the budget,” she said.
