Yobe to strengthen accountability, transparency in government

Yobe to strengthen accountability, transparency in government

By: Yahaya Wakili

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has assured that his administration will strengthen accountability and transparency in government for effective service delivery and to get value for money.

Buni started this while responding to the first position clinched by Yobe State in the 2023 Subnational Audit Efficacy Index report on accountability and transparency in public funds.

“I am glad to say that our audit department and institutions like the Bureau for Public Procurement are independent and ensure transparency and accountability of governance expenditure, which has placed the state above board.

Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLsi), an internationally recognized civil society group noted for tracking accountability and transparency in the expenditure of public funds, scored Yobe and Ekiti states as the overall best among the 36 states in the country.

According to PLsi, critical factors, including getting value for public funds, the audit legal framework and operationalization, the annual audit report, and performances, were considered in the assessment process.

Other critical components of the assessment include citizen account reports, civil society and media participation reports, and monitoring and oversight functions of the legislative committee on public accounts.

It is worthy of note that Yobe State won the first position for the 2023 Subnational Audit Efficacy Index Report after winning the second position in 2022.

Yobe to strengthen accountability, transparency in government