Coalition of Associations 4 Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Devt- Calped

Accelerating the implementation of Kaduna State Demographic Dividends Roadmap is critical.

This dormant document identifies and highlights what should be Kaduna State Government's priorities. Establishing a technical working group for multi sectoral action is necessary for accelerated implementation.

We at CALPED would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your selfless dedication to inclusive development and community empowerment as we celebrate your birthday. Happy birthday and many happy returns Alheri Waje! 🎉🎂💥🌟🎁😊👏💖

Coalition of Associations 4 Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Devt- Calped as member of the Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition Attended the CoST infrastructure transparency initiative International Secretariat in collaboration with Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) and Kaduna Public Procurement Authority (KADPPA).

Activity: conduct capacity building for civil society organizations and community champions on how to use the disclosure portal to monitor infrastructure contract/projects at KADPPA conferences hall, Kaduna.

Objective:
To train CSOs understanding of the OC4IDS and its relevance to enhancing infrastructure transparency

To train participants on data analysis and presentation using OC4IDS data.

To stimulate demand for the use of the CoST infrastructure monitoring tool for tracking infrastructure projects.

Today, Coalition of Associations 4 Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Devt- Calped as member of Local Government Accountability Mechanism - LGAM was part of the team that paid an advocacy visit to the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government.To discuss On conducting citizens participatory audit on Education, health, agriculture and climate spending 2024 at the 23 LGAs.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ADVOCACY VISIT TO THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY KADLGAM ON CONDUCTING A CITIZENS' PARTICIPATORY AUDIT ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED 2024 SPENDINGS AT THE 23 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS*

*Preamble*
Enhancing value for money through strengthening accountability in service delivery is key to accelerating Human Capital Development. To this end, on the 7th of May, 2025, the Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism (KAD-LGAM) paid an advocacy visit to the Office of the Auditor General for Local Governments. The purpose of the visit was to request for partnership in conducting a citizens' participatory audit for the 2024 capital budget spendings in key sectors at the 23 LGCs.

In attendance were the Auditor-General for Local Governments and his management team as well as members of the Secretariat of KADLGAM led by the Team Lead, representative of Kaduna North Local Government Accountability Mechanism and a member of its Board of Advisers.

*Discussion Points*
The robust discussion centered around:
1. giant strides being taken by the Office of the Auditor General for Local Governments in strengthening horizontal accountability at the LGA level;
2. increased revenue accruing to the LGCs and the need for effective collaboration between the Office of the Auditor General for Local Governments and civil society organizations in tracking utilization;
3. participation of KADLGAM at the just concluded 2024 full-year budget performance report exercise;
4. the need to jointly conduct a citizens participatory audit, using the one developed for the Office of the Auditor General of the State, for the 2024 capital budget spendings in the 23 LGAs;
5. aside the Auditor General for Local Governments' reports, jointly publish score-card;
6. KADLGAM to raise public awareness on the mandate and reports of the Office of the Auditor General for Local Governments; and
7. constitution of the Audit Alarm Committee by only a few Local Government Councils in line with the Kaduna State Audit Law, 2021.

*Resolutions*
At the end of the deliberation it was resolved as follows, subject to the formalization of the partnership:

1. Office of the Auditor-General for Local Governments to partner with KADLGAM on the conduct of Citizens’ Participatory Audit on the 2024 capital budget spending of the 23 Local Governments with focus on health, education, agriculture and climate change.
2. Officials of the Office of the Auditor-General for Local Governments in the 23 LGAs to be included as members of the 23 Local Government Accountability Mechanisms (LGAMs) Technical Working Group (TWG).
3. KADLGAM to incorporate a segment on audit in its annual score-cards to highlight the performance of the 23 LGCs.

*Signed*

Yusuf Ishaku Goje
Team Lead,
Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism (KADLGAM)

Timothy Sajoh
Member,
Kaduna North Local Government Accountability Mechanism

Communique Issued at the End of one Day Advocacy visit to LGEA Primary School Sabon Tasha Kaduna.

Preamble
On the 3rd of February 2025, Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism Education cohort (KAD-LGAM), in collaboration with Community Action and Outreach on Girl Education (COURAGE) and Procyon TV undertook an advocacy visit to the LGEA Primary School Sabon Tasha to follow-up on earlier community engagements that exposed key issues and challenges faced by the school.

The school, which was established in 1977, has 911 pupils (boy 356 and girls 599). The present enrollment rate is 40 pupils from recent data from the school with a learners performance rate of about 80% of learners of learners performance.

This LGEA Primary School Sabon Tasha, attracts learners from about nine communities which include: Gbagyi Villa, Ungwan Yelwa, Ungwan Matari, Ungwan Juji, Tsauni Kaura, Ungwan Pama. Some learners walk for up to 30 minutes to reach their school in good time every morning.

Key challenges affecting the basic school

The school is adversely affected by insecurity notably vandalism aided by absence of any fence around the school, which has been the major cause of concern to the SBMC, community leaders, learners and the school management.

The school community is unable to curtail open defecation, disposal refuse and free movement of pedestrians and mentally unstable persons are putting children enrolled to this school at risk.

The school is a play ground to drug users and sexually activity after school hours with all the traces left for the learners to sweep away before starting classes.

There are several multi-grade classrooms where learners of various classes are collected in one room to learn at a time.

The lack of fencing have made it impossible for the school community to plant and nurture trees and stalled important initiatives to make the school climate friendly.

In 2024, unidentified contractors who were renovating some dilapidated classrooms at the school took away the existing roof and have not returned to complete the renovation. The action has worsened an already pupil to classroom ratio deficit in the school.

Learners at the schools decried the lack of supplies of items such as learning materials such as books, uniforms, play facilities for ECCDE, chalk, textbooks, chairs, tables.

The toilet facilities in the schools are not in any usable conditions and it constitutes a challenge for female learners.

All learners in the school openly defecate around the school premises as other alternatives are unsafe and difficult to access.

The school compound has been turned into a football field by the community and connecting routes-a source of distraction for learners during class hours.

Recommendations

There is an urgent need for fencing of the school facility to protect what is left of the infrastructure in the school.

We recommend that Kaduna State Government makes a prompt provision of security services to forestall vandalism and other vices in the school premises.

The school is in need of ECCDE facilities to cater for pre-primary learners who are currently disadvantaged in the area.

We recommend that the government considers this school in the drive for improved infrastructure for public schools, provisions of teaching and learning materials, furniture and sanitation facilities.

Sign
Alheri Waje
Lead Education Cohort
Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism (KAD-LGAM)

Waniya Ilu
Community Outreach and Action on Girl Education (COURAGE)

Jeremiah Dawah
Youth leader
Ungwan Matari Sabon Tasha.

*Kaduna State 2025 Citizens' Climate Budget*

CALPED and partners are making it easier for Kaduna State residents to understand and track climate change expenditures in the 2025 budget.

This simplified (infographics) breakdown empowers citizens to engage with the budget and hold stakeholders accountable.

The Climate Change allocation of N113.34 billion is 14.3% of the State's total 2025 approved budget.

The N113.34 billion to climate change-related expenses is split as follows: mitigation got N59.86 billion; while adaptation got N53.48 billion.

Download and check it to be informed, engage, ask the right questions and hold the government accountable.

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Check out CALPED's key OBSERVATIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS, infographic version, on the Kaduna State 2025 Education Sub-sector Draft Budget.

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Check out the CALPED's key observations, infographic version, on the Kaduna State 2025 Education Sub-sector Draft Budget.

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Check out the breakdown of the 2024 third-quarter MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUB-SECTOR spending by the Kaduna State government.

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Check out the breakdown of the 2024 third-quarter EDUCATION SUB-SECTOR spending by the Kaduna State government.

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