My people, you don hear wetin dey happen for Nigeria side? World Bank don carry wahala come as dem push new levels for transparency and accountability!
As e be, di Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity Programme wey Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning dey run don tell all di state governments say make dem start to publish wetin dem don award for contracts in basic education and primary healthcare. Na within 30 days after each quarter, dem go release am.
National Coordinator of di HOPE-GOV Programme, Assad Hassan, yarn dis gist on Monday during wetin dem call di first Implementation Support Meeting for 2026, wey happen virtually for Abuja. Di thing be say, dem go do independent verification soon, and nobody wan miss dat one.
Hassan still add say, di details wey dem go publish for di state government websites go include di name of di project, awarding institution, award date, contractor name, and di amount wey dem award di contract. Na serious matter o!
As di matter dey hot, di statement wey come from HOPE-GOV Communications Officer, Joe Mutah, talk say if any Ministry, Department, or Agency (MDA) no get e-procurement, di Independent Verification Agents go still sabi wetin dey happen by getting all di contracts wey don pass di law threshold.
Dem go check if wetin dem publish for state website dey comply with di Open Contracting Data Standard format. E no go easy for dem o! But dat na di plan to ensure say dem no dey play game with di funds for education and health.
Beyond dis procurement wahala, Hassan talk say states go still release dia 2026 citizens’ budgets for basic education and primary healthcare before di end of February 2026. Citizens’ budgets go clearly show dem wetin dey come from revenue sources and how dem dey budgeting di money.
For example, dem go detail di total expenditures by functions of government and how dem go allocate funds to basic education and primary healthcare. If dis no make sense, wetin you even dey do?
Hassan drop more gist say, under di HOPE-GOV framework, states go dey required to publish their financial and performance audit reports for di two sectors, so say di people fit see wetin dey happen.
And to make sure say no ghost workers dey eat di money wey dey meant for our education and health sectors, dem go complete biometric capture and Bank Verification Number linkage for at least 80% of workers wey dey work for these levels. Na serious move wey go help shape di payroll better!
About 100 participants from all 36 states join di virtual meeting wey dey focus on how dem go fit strengthen di system for better results. Na wetin we go like see for dis country, improvement wey dey stick!
Di HOPE-GOV Programme na correct initiative supported by di World Bank wey dey push governance and service delivery for our social sectors. Na to make education and health matter better through transparency, accountability, and performance financing; so say we go feel di effects for ground!
As we dey watch how dis matter dey unfold, one thing we go talk be say transparency no go ever be overrated for governance. Na make dem start to tackle di plenty wahala wey dey for our public spending!
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