Bauchi budget ministry conducts public hearing on 2022 budget

By: Mohammed kaka Misau, Bauchi.

The Bauchi State Ministry for Budget and Economic Planning has conducted a public hearing across the three senatorial zones of the state on the 2022 proposed budget.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the hearing with participants from Bauchi South Senatorial held at Zaranda Hotel Bauchi, the State Commissioner in the ministry, Honorable Aminu Hammayo, said the hearing is to get the input of people at the grassroots before the formulation and consolidation of the budget as it is going to be demand driven.

The public hearing, according to Honorable Hammayo, will also allow for greater citizen participation and inclusion, as well as a sense of ownership and sustainability of government projects.

“I welcome you to this important occasion of a public hearing in preparation for the 2022 budget of the Bauchi State Government. The process has started in line with the provision of the law in the preparation for the budget.”

“This also gives us an opportunity as a government to interact with people, and we consider it as a mechanism for feedback.

The Budget and Economic Planning Commissioner urged the participants to provide useful inputs and advice in line with the development objectives of the state government and its funding constraints.

On his part, the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Honorable Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki, assured that the administration of Governor Bala Mohammed will continue to execute and implement people-oriented projects that will improve their living conditions through putting their inputs in the budget process.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Yahuza Adamu, said in the 2021 budget, the state government has executed a number of developmental projects in the sectors of roads, education, water, and health, among others.