A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::open($save_path, $name) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::open(string $path, string $name): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 126

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::close() should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::close(): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 261

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::read($session_id) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::read(string $id): string|false, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 143

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::write($session_id, $session_data) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::write(string $id, string $data): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 193

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::destroy($session_id) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::destroy(string $id): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 278

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_database_driver::gc($maxlifetime) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::gc(int $max_lifetime): int|false, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_database_driver.php

Line Number: 306

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 281

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_set_cookie_params(): Session cookie parameters cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 293

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 303

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 313

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 314

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 315

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 316

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_set_save_handler(): Session save handler cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 107

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_start(): Session cannot be started after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 140

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 304
Function: _ci_init_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 189
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: ltrim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/URI.php

Line Number: 640

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 225
Function: ruri_string

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($search) of type array|string is deprecated

Filename: hooks/App_hooks.php

Line Number: 225

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 225
Function: str_replace

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($search) of type array|string is deprecated

Filename: MX/Controller.php

Line Number: 45

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/third_party/MX/Controller.php
Line: 45
Function: str_replace

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 34
Function: __construct

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 37
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Optional parameter $view declared before required parameter $output is implicitly treated as a required parameter

Filename: libraries/Template.php

Line Number: 658

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 37
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Optional parameter $data declared before required parameter $output is implicitly treated as a required parameter

Filename: libraries/Template.php

Line Number: 0

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 37
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Optional parameter $override declared before required parameter $output is implicitly treated as a required parameter

Filename: libraries/Template.php

Line Number: 0

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 37
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Optional parameter $is_themed declared before required parameter $output is implicitly treated as a required parameter

Filename: libraries/Template.php

Line Number: 0

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 37
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 38
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Optional parameter $files declared before required parameter $fileName is implicitly treated as a required parameter

Filename: libraries/Assets.php

Line Number: 984

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 105
Function: _ci_load_library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 38
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 40
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 42
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 49
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 127
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: ltrim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/URI.php

Line Number: 640

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 162
Function: ruri_string

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($search) of type array|string is deprecated

Filename: hooks/App_hooks.php

Line Number: 162

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/hooks/App_hooks.php
Line: 162
Function: str_replace

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 736
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 884
Function: themeView

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/themes/acp3/frontlayout.php
Line: 1
Function: theme_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/third_party/MX/Loader.php
Line: 351
Function: include

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 827
Function: _ci_load

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 677
Function: find_file

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 212
Function: load_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 129
Function: render

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

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A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 736
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 884
Function: themeView

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/themes/acp3/frontlayout.php
Line: 18
Function: theme_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/third_party/MX/Loader.php
Line: 351
Function: include

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 827
Function: _ci_load

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 677
Function: find_file

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 212
Function: load_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 129
Function: render

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: core/BF_Loader.php

Line Number: 92

Backtrace:

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/core/BF_Loader.php
Line: 92
Function: strtolower

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 736
Function: library

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 884
Function: themeView

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/themes/acp3/frontlayout.php
Line: 23
Function: theme_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/third_party/MX/Loader.php
Line: 351
Function: include

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 827
Function: _ci_load

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 677
Function: find_file

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/bonfire/libraries/Template.php
Line: 212
Function: load_view

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/application/controllers/Ourevents.php
Line: 129
Function: render

File: /home/www/puac.yaraduafoundation.org/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once

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REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY AND PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT AT SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL

Posted on 01 Nov, 2019 by SDIC

08 October, 2019 by 9:00 AM
Asaba, Delta State 

Annually, a significant amount of resources are being allocated for development projects through the budget which serves as a tool through which the development aspirations of the people and government intents are translated into reality. However, despite decades of resource appropriation and allocation, development aspirations of the citizens still remain largely unmet with critical public goods and social infrastructure still below standard levels. While State and local governments have struggled to provide justifications for the level of budget performance and consequently development in their domains citing reasons which range from accruals not reaching projection, citizens, on the other hand, have argued that even when the accruals are significant, the budgets still fail, due to a combination of factors including lack of citizens participation, corruption built into the processes, near-zero oversight, unrealistic projections and  inefficiencies around projects planning, implementation and monitoring. To date, the level of budget performance and public service delivery has remained a subject of contention between citizens and governments at these levels with prevailing wide-spread discontent. The conference is therefore organized against this backdrop to examine the underlying issues around public service delivery and accountable governance with a view to preferring solutions and engendering support systems towards helping to close the gaps between wishes and actualities. The conference will also be used to launch the Social Action's Citizens Report, being a report of the finding of analysis and monitoring of budgets of selected Niger Delta states and two northern states for the year 2018.  The report is a product of active citizens engagement in tracking budget implementation for effective service delivery.

This is an Invitation Only event.

Add to Calendar 10/08/2019 9:00 AM Africa/Lagos REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY AND PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT AT SUB-NATIONAL LEVEL Annually, a significant amount of resources are being allocated for development projects through the budget which serves as a tool through which the development aspirations of the people and government intents are translated into reality. However, despite decades of resource appropriation and allocation, development aspirations of the citizens still remain largely unmet with critical public goods and social infrastructure still below standard levels. While State and local governments have struggled to provide justifications for the level of budget performance and consequently development in their domains citing reasons which range from accruals not reaching projection, citizens, on the other hand, have argued that even when the accruals are significant, the budgets still fail, due to a combination of factors including lack of citizens participation, corruption built into the processes, near-zero oversight, unrealistic projections and  inefficiencies around projects planning, implementation and monitoring. To date, the level of budget performance and public service delivery has remained a subject of contention between citizens and governments at these levels with prevailing wide-spread discontent. The conference is therefore organized against this backdrop to examine the underlying issues around public service delivery and accountable governance with a view to preferring solutions and engendering support systems towards helping to close the gaps between wishes and actualities. The conference will also be used to launch the Social Action's Citizens Report, being a report of the finding of analysis and monitoring of budgets of selected Niger Delta states and two northern states for the year 2018.  The report is a product of active citizens engagement in tracking budget implementation for effective service delivery. Asaba, Delta State