Ahead of the 2021 budget presentation by Governor Abdullahi Sule, the leadership of Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is going to assess the performance of the 2020 fiscal year to ascertain the level of its implementation.
The house has also concluded plans to commence three weeks oversight functions on government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
The Speaker of the House, Ibrahim, Balarabe-Abdullahi stated this Wednesday during the House proceedings in Lafia.
He said, assessing the 2020 budget performance of the state would guide the house when Governor Sule soon ready to present the 2021 budget to the House.
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Balarabe-Abdullahi urged the House standing committees to begin oversight function to the MDAs on Thursday with the goal of assessing the 2020 budget performance of the state for the year under review.
“As House, the constitution empowered us to make laws and to also embark on an oversight function to check the activities of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state.
“We are commencing oversight function to MDAs on Thursday, 15th October 2020 as His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi Sule will present the 2021 budget to the House very soon.
“Commencing the oversight function to MDAs will help us to assess the 2020 budget performance of the state, as oversight function is key to legislative duties,” he said.
The speaker posited that the exercise was not to witch hunt anybody but was to ensure that the right things are done in the interest of development.
“Most people misconstrued the work of the House. Oversight function is not to witch hunt anybody but is to ensure good governance,” he stressed.
He urged the House committees to do a thorough job while on an oversight function to ensure accountability and transparency for development to thrive.
