Jigawa State Government has so far achieved about 30 per cent in its 2023 budget implementation by expanding over #23.4 billion in the execution of capital and recurrent expenditures under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the State.
This was contained in the mid-year education budget performance review presented at media parley organised by Jigawa Education and Accountability Forum.
In his presentation, the resources person Comrade Isa Mustapha said, the amount represented about 30 percent achievement of the ministry’s 2023 budget within the first and second quarter.
According to him, government has released the sum of 23,409,988,355.33 for the various capital and recurrent expenditures in the educational sector in the first and second quarter of this year.
Comrade Isa Mustapha explained that the amount released in the period under review includes ₦15.4 billion on Personnel, Overhead ₦1.2 billion and ₦6.7 on capital projects.
“The prorate performance for the midyear stood at 28.9% of the total annual budget allocation made to the state education sector.”
In his speech at the session, the secretary Jigawa Education and Accountability Forum (JEAF) Comrade Ayuba Gwaram described the budget performance as short of expectation.
He explained that, (JEAF) is a State-Led accountability Mechanism, a co- creation, of government,professional bodies CSOs , Traditional rulers and Media working in strengthen accountability in the education sector.
Ayuba explained that, JEAF in collaboration with support from PLANE a UK funded Project had conducted series of engagement with communities and Education managers on how to strengthen public participation in education.
They however called on the state government to do more in the implementation of education budget, and also recruitment of teachers to narrow the shortage of teachers and infrastructures in the state education sector.
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