USAID, Adamawa gov’t develop budget manual
Story from Usman IBRAHIM, Yola
The United State Agency International Development (USAID) State2State Activity, in collaboration with Adamawa State Government, has developed budget manual for accountability, transparency and effectiveness.
Speaking during a three-day workshop in Yola, Suzanne Myada, Public Financial Management specialist said the Budget Manual is the document that provides the template for the entire budget cycle starting from the calendar, through the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) process into the annual budget preparation, review, approval, and execution.
She said the objective of the workshop is to provide the state with a comprehensive budget manual and budget calendar to guide the budget cycle.
“Provide capacity to the state officials to be able to revise the manual whenever the need arises.
“And mainstream citizen engagement, gender & social inclusion (GESI) and conflict sensitivity in budget process”, she said.
In her remarks, Mrs Wufe Anthony, Permanent Secretary Budget, Adamawa Ministry of Finance and Budget appreciated the USAID State2state for organising the workshop and described it as timely for the development of the state.
Anthony who was represented by the acting director of budget, Mr Danyaro Iliya, advised the participants to actively participate to achieve the objectives of the workshop.
Malam Salihi Sabana, Director Taxes, Board of Internal Revenue, a participant during the workshop commended USAID State2State for ensuring that the state apply International base practices for transparency and accountability.
He said the global base practices would help to simplify the budget process from the beginning to execution aimed to move the state forward.
The participants were drawn from the Ministry of Water Resources, Finance and Budget, Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Planning Commission, Debt Management Agency, Civil Society Organisations. revenue and office of account generation.
Others are Adamawa Assembly, State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), Board of Internal and Bureau for Public Procurement.
