Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has emphasized that the state’s 2024 budget will be implemented with a strong focus on transparency and accountability.
He made this commitment during the opening of a one-day stakeholders’ budget consultative forum in Calabar on Friday.
The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Peter Odey, stated that once the budget is approved, his administration will ensure that the implementation process is carried out transparently and openly, making it visible for everyone to monitor and assess.
This move is aimed at ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and in the best interest of the people of Cross River State.
“We will ensure that this budget is implemented to the very letter.
“If we do not implement appropriately, then we stand the risk of not creating the right opportunity to reduce poverty and hunger, or improve healthcare in the state.
“We are on track to having the right budget in 2024, a budget that will build Cross River, improve infrastructure, education, healthcare, the standard of living, and the transport sectors.
“We cannot create wealth as a government if we do not budget adequately, we cannot even employ because we would not know the number of people to employ,” Otu said.
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