Niger Delta Citizens and Budget Platform

Tuesday 09th of February 2010

Beyond Amnesty: Citizens Report on State and Local Government Budgets in the Niger Delta

A new report by the Niger Delta Citizens and Budget Platform (NDCBP) contains findings of analyses and monitoring of the implementation of the annual budgets of the governments of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State in 2009.

Communities and the Petroleum Industries Bill

This report lays out the presentations, discussions and conclusions the "Communities and Civil Society Consultation Meeting on the Petroleum Industry Bill", which held on 25 and 26 November 2009 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

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NDCBP to Launch Report, Organise Town Hall Meetings on States and Local Government Budgets.

Friday, 15 January 2010 14:56
The Niger Delta Citizens and Budget Platform (NDCBP) will organise Town Hall Meetings in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. The Town Hall Meetings shall provide opportunity for open discussions on analyses and monitoring reports on 2009 budgets of states, as well as proposed budgets for 2010.
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Akwa Ibom Governor Presents N288.8bn Plan to Assembly

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 00:00

ThisDay, From Okon Bassey in Uyo,

Akwa Ibom state government is to spend a total of N288.834 billion for the 2010 fiscal year. This is against the N283.813 billion budgeted for the corresponding period in 2009. Appropriate
Governor Godswill Obot Akpabio who presented the budget to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday explained that N48.727 billion is for recurrent expenditure, while N240.107 billion is for capital expenditure.

BUDGET ANALYSIS

The Budget Analysis Briefs summarize analyses of 2009 budgets of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States with special focus on the health and education sectors. The Briefs examine the state government’s relative prioritizing of these sectors in view of national and international standards, as well as the State government’s own policy statements.