The Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), a DFID supported Organisation has organized a three day training on building of capacity on budget tracking and reporting for Media, Civil Societies, the State House of Assembly and other critical stakeholders in budget planning and implementation.
The training which is being held in Kano at the Tahir guest inn have over forty participants in attendance mostly drawn from Borno and Yobe.
The training apart from building the capacity of journalists on budget issues is also aimed at giving the stakeholders the requisite knowledge on how to build strategic partnerships and better coordination of their work in achieving better results in their activities in the northeast.
Giving her opening remarks, the Deputy National Team Leader of PERL, Margarita Aswani tasked the media and the Civil Societies to work had to ensure that Borno, Yobe and the entire north east become safe for everyone to visit and work.
She regretted how the crisis has restricted and stunted development in the region, adding that, “I cannot visit my favorite places like Maiduguri and Nguru in the Northeast because of this crisis. You people have a responsibility to make this place safe for us and many other people to visit. I urge you all to work hard towards that”, Margarita said.
The Northwest Regional Team Leader Mrs. Elizabeth Sara explained that the training will have an overall impact on the citizenry if participants are well grounded in the entire budget processes in the states and make constructive engagements with the relevant stakeholders.
PERL, she added will continue to identify and support citizen groups, government agencies and the media in forming strategic partnership to strengthening institutions and good governance for the benefit of the people.
Participants are expected to develop a work-plan which will serve as a working guide to enable them commence engagement with government on participatory and citizens budget in the states of Borno and Yobe.
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