CSO wants budget violation criminalised in Nigeria
The Punch
Published 11 July 2021
A Civil Society Organisation, Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group, in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation, OXFAM, has canvassed criminalisation of budget violation and indiscipline to be criminalised in Nigeria.
The group, also known as NDEBUMOG, explained that until harsh sanctions were meted out on budget implementation violators, Nigerians in elected and appointed positions would not take fiscal responsibility seriously.
The group’s position is contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day advocacy roundtable on civic inclusion, budget monitoring, transparency, accountability, gender inclusion and alliance building held in Uyo, the Akwa, Ibom State capital.