Oxfam, EU takes budget implementation training to Adamawa, Borno LGAs

As part of its broader efforts to fast track grassroot Development in the North East, Oxfam Nigeria in collaborations with EU and other partners have trained local government budget and planning officers from Adamawa and Borno states on digital skills.

The training workshop held under a project supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economy Corporation and Development, EU, Oxfam, GiZ and others as implementing partners.The participants were drawn from 3 local governments of Guyuk, Biu and Kwaya kusar local governments of the two states.Speaking at the training, Oxfam country Director Tijjani Hamza,said tthe training was aimed at imparting the participants with digital skills to enable them perform their duties effectively inline with modern governance requirements.

The country Director who was represented by the project coordinator, Samuel Lashon,  said it would go along way to strengthening the capacity of the local government budget and planning officers to adopt ICT  in financial management and development planning in their various localities.

He stressed the importance of digital skills in modern governance and development especially in the areas of enhancing transparency, accountability and public trust in governance.

According to him, the knowledge acquired would also assist them to transit from manual financial management processes to digital data driven system that would improved accuracy, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.

He further urged the participants to utilize the knowledge acquired throughout the training to add value to the development of their communities through  effective budget preparation, implementation monitoring and evaluation.

Also speaking in an interview,  Alh. Danladi Usman, a budget officer from Biu local government   said the training has sharpen their skills and improved their understanding  which will add value to the development of their communities.