OGP Global commends Nigeria’s effort at increasing open budgeting

Global Chief Executive Officer of Open Government Partnership, OGP, Mr Sanjay Pradhan, has commended Nigeria’s effort at increasing open budgeting.

Pradhan also commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to opening up the companies ownership process through the Beneficial Ownership Register.

He also commended Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba and the administration for convening an Open Government Partnership roundtable with Civil Society, donors and the Auditor General of the Federation to monitor the spending of the Covid-19 stimulus package during the pandemic.

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The commendations came during the opening ceremony of the 2022 OGP Africa and the Middle East Regional meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Agba, led the Nigerian delegation to the meeting in his capacity as OGP Nigeria State Co-Chair.

The meeting also commended President Buhari’s leadership commitment to the OGP which had enabled implementation at all levels.

Meanwhile, the High-Level Ministerial Meeting discussed increasing political support, leadership challenges and imperatives to scale up OGP reforms and areas where significant impact was being made, from which peers could learn.

Present at the meeting, among others, were Rep. Hassan Benomah, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Morocco, Rep Jodah Mohammed – 2nd Vice President of the parliament, The Morocco Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform – Ghita Mezzour, Dr Korir Sing’Oei, Legal Advisor at the Executive Office of the Deputy President of Kenya.

Also present were the Registrar General of Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon Christopher Maikalangu and other stakeholders.