Bagudu Tasks Media on Budget Accountability, Evidence-based Reporting

…Adaramodu, CISLAC, BudgIT call for closer monitoring of allocations, implementation and public spending
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has urged the media to intensify scrutiny of Nigeria’s budget while providing the public with the context needed to understand the government’s fiscal choices and development priorities.
Bagudu said journalists should thoroughly investigate budget provisions, promote accountability and facilitate informed public debate rather than draw conclusions without sufficient context.
The minister made the call yesterday in Abuja at the Senate Press Corps Capacity-Building Workshop, organised under the theme, “Lev...