Edo govt engages stakeholders on budgeting

As part of efforts to have citizens’ input in the 2022 budget, the Edo State government has engaged civil society organisations and other stakeholders in budget preparation. The theme of the forum was ‘Medium Term Expenditure Framework for Multi-Year 2022 to 2024’ aimed at the year 2022 budget preparation. Speaking with journalists during the stakeholders’ […]

As part of efforts to have citizens’ input in the 2022 budget, the Edo State government has engaged civil society organisations and other stakeholders in budget preparation.

The theme of the forum was ‘Medium Term Expenditure Framework for Multi-Year 2022 to 2024’ aimed at the year 2022 budget preparation.

Speaking with journalists during the stakeholders’ forum, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs Otse Momoh-Omorogbe, said the engagement is to have citizens’ input in the 2022 budget preparation.

“Every year during the budget preparatory stage, we engage citizens and other stakeholders in order to have their inputs and comments,” she said.

She said the inputs and comments of stakeholders would enable the state government to prepare a good and better 2022 budget.

On his part, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Mr. Efe Iserhienrhie, said the engagement will enable the ministry to know what to include or remove from the budget in order to have a people’s budget.

“This affords us the opportunity to explain to them why we are proposing the budget, where we intend to get the money and how we are going to finance it and spend the expected revenue,” he explained.

A member of the civil society organisation, Dr Bright Tony, chairman, technical working group, Adolescent Youth Health Development, described the engagement as progress in budget preparation.