- Gov. Buni Says It’s An Inspiration To Achieve More
YOBE State has emerged the best state budgetary performing state with an impressive 98.6 per cent in the 2024 Agora Policy Annual Performance Report of Sub-nationals on budgetary performance, a press statement by Mamman Mohammed, Director General, Press and Media Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni revealed on Monday.
Agora Policy, a Nigerian non-profit and policy think tank with focus on economic growth, development, democracy and good governance, rated Yobe as the best state in the 2024 budgetary performing state Delta and Rivers states emerging second and third positions respectively.
Governor Buni, while reacting to the report said the emergence of Yobe State with 98.6 per cent would spur his administration to achieve higher targets in budgetary discipline and financial prudence.
The governor also stated that his government has been consistent in designing 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,” the governor assured.
Yobe State’s policy on financial transparency has continued to earn the state awards and recognition from notable organisations including the State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), a World Bank programme, rating the state as the best in fiscal transparency and accountability. Similarly, the 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 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.
