.BudgITng Advises NigeriaGov As Country Scores Low In Global Budget Survey | Sahara Reporters The OBS report scored Nigeria 22/100 in public participation, 55/100 in budget oversight, and lastly, 21/100 in transparency... READ MORE:
Unsatisfied by the score of Nigeria in the 2019 Open Budget Survey report, BudgIT has called on the Nigerian Government to improve the budgetary process and standard of the country.Iyanuoluwa Fatoba, Communications Associate of BudgIT, said the Open Budget Survey is a biennial global, independent and comparative assessment, which evaluates public budget accountability of the national government based on three key metrics - transparency, public participation and Institutional oversight.
“We also urge the Federal Government to put in place a robust public participatory structure for citizens to engage and provide inputs throughout the budget process, and also augment the oversight function role, played by both the office of the Auditor-General which is the supreme audit institution and the National Assembly in the budget process.
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