Yobe state has beaten 35 other States, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to emerge the best budgetary performing state with a 98.6 per cent in the 2024.
A statement by Mamman Mohammed,
Director General, Press and Media Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, said that this was contained in Agora Policy annual performance report of Sub-nationals on budgetary performance
The statement said that Agora Policy is a Nigerian non-profit and policy think tank organization with focus on economic growth, development, democracy and good governance.
The it said that the report rated Yobe as the best state in the 2024 budgetary performing state, followed by Delta and Rivers states, emerging second and third respectively.
The statement said that Governor Buni described the report as encouraging, saying that it would spur his administration to achieve higher targets in budgetary discipline and financial prudence.
The Governor said that his government has been consistent in developing and implementing budgets that are realistic and in tune with the economic realities.
“We have also been guided by budgetary discipline, transparency and financial prudence in running the affairs of the state government.
“This recognition would spur us to continue to do more in budgetary discipline, due process and financial prudence” Governor Buni assured.
The statement said that the State’s policy on financial transparency has continued to earn the state awards and recognition from notable organizations, including the State Fiscal Transparency Accontability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank programme, rating the state as the best in fiscal transparency and accountability.
It said: “Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (Plsi), an internationally recognised civil society group, noted for tracking public accountability and transparency in expenditure of public funds, scored Yobe state as the best performing state in 2023 and 2024, surpassing 35 others in Subnational Audit Efficacy index report on accountability and transparency in public funds.
