Supplementary Budget: Centre Lauds Reps Appropriations Chair Bichi Over Thorough Scrutiny, Public Engagement

<h4>Supplementary Budget<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Centre for Accountability and Probity &lpar;CAP&rpar; has commended the Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee&comma; Rt&period; Hon&period; Abubakar Bichi&comma; for his commitment to transparency and accountability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by Princess Ajibola Naomi&comma; its Coordinating President&comma; the Centre said the recent transmission of the supplementary budget has been met with thorough scrutiny and public engagement by Bichi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Naomi said that in his characteristic manner&comma; Bichi is engaging stakeholders&comma; conducting public hearings&comma; and scrutinizing the executive bill to ensure that the supplementary budget serves the best interests of Nigerians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Bichi&&num;8217&semi;s innovative approach to the budgetary process has introduced a new level of transparency and accountability&comma; setting a benchmark for future budgetary processes&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;His commitment to ensuring that every detail is scrutinized&comma; and the executive accounts for every penny&comma; is a testament to his dedication to the Nigerian people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Bichi has introduced public engagement and scrutiny of the budget estimates&comma; ensuring that stakeholders&&num;8217&semi; inputs are considered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;He has also conducted public hearings to ensure transparency and accountability and analysed every detail of the executive bill to prevent misappropriation of funds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Furthermore&comma; he has ensured that the supplementary budget aligns with the priorities of Nigerians&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; Naomi said Bichi has also improved the budget process by ensuring timely submission of budget estimates by MDAs&comma; conducting regular oversight visits to monitor project implementation&comma; and engaging with civil society organizations to ensure inclusivity and transparency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She noted that the Appropriations Committee has also utilised technology to enhance budget tracking and monitoring&comma; and provided clear and concise budget reports for easy understanding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Bichi&&num;8217&semi;s leadership has changed the narrative in the budgetary process&comma; promoting transparency and accountability&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she added&period; &&num;8220&semi;His commitment to ensuring that the executive accounts for every penny has given Nigerians confidence in the budgetary process&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Centre for Accountability and Probity&comma; therefore&comma; urged Nigerians not to worry about the budget&comma; as Bichi&&num;8217&semi;s commitment ensures that it will be utilized effectively for the benefit of all Nigerians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;