Social Protections: Coalition organizes budget tracking for Kaduna MDAs

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition (KADSPAC) has organized a two-day intensive budget monitoring and tracking for the Ministry, Department, and Agencies responsible for Social Protection (SP) intervention in Kaduna
Speaking at the start of the engagement, the Chairman of KADSPAC Jessica Bartholomew said that the Budget tracking would enable the MDAs to present to the public funds allocated for social protections, the releases, cash backing, and budget performance.
She disclosed that the engagement was supported by Save the Children International (SCI) to update the participants on Tracking the 2022/2023 Social Protections Intervention budgets and this will raise the bar of transparency and accountability.
In his remarks, the Kaduna State Team lead of SCI Mr. Tanko Mohammed Langaya said his organization has always been in support of SP interventions in Kaduna state.
He lauded KADSPAC for its unwavering commitment to SP programs in the state, saying the state has become a role model for other states concerning SP programs.
The Chairman of the Evidence Committee of KADSPAC Shola Ojo explained that the objectives of the engagement are to reflect on the 2022/2023 budget with a focus on Social Protection budget lines,
Facilitate dialogue with desk officers across Social Protection implementing MDAs.
“Others include generating workable approaches to improve deliverables in the Social Protection budget in terms of releases and cash backing and outcome up with the next step(s) to strengthen government and civil society partnership on Social Protection.” He said
In his presentation titled “Budget Analysis” the Social Protection Adviser, Victor Ogharanduku explained budget analysis as the process of looking at the actual incomes and expenditures and comparing them to the proposed budget.
He explained that budget analysis
harped on total expenditures and total revenue.