The Chairman Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts Hon Chief Abiri Godwin Abiri has stated that the essence of legislative financial and fiscal budget tracking is to ensure Accountability, transparency and effective management of public resources.
Hon Abiri made this known when the House Committee on Public Accounts extended it’s budget tracking to ministries of Capital City Development and Projects Mornitoring.
He maintained that the budget tracking was inline with the statutory legislative responsibilities of the committee to mornitor the activities of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure strict compliance with budget provisions.
The Committee Chairman commended the State Governor His Excellency Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for the human interest projects which he described as most suitable for a fast growing State like Ebonyi State.
Chief Godwin Abiri expressed concern over the pervasive presence of mentally unstable individuals and beggars roaming the streets of Abakaliki which affect pubic safety and called the attention of ministry of Capital City to ensure the well being of citizens’ and visitors alike.
Speaking also, the member representing Ezza South Constituency Hon Friday Ogbuewu, the member representing Ohaozara East Hon Chikezie Igu, the member representing Abakaliki North Hon Victor Nwoke, the member representing Ikwo North Hon Ifeanyi Nwakpu and Hon Nkemka Okoro Onuma representing Edda West Constituency lamented on the deplorable condition of the road leading to Speaker’s qauter from Echemas filling station and calls for it’s rehabilitation in order to forestall inevitable loss of lives on the spot.
Responding, the Commissioner for Capital City Hon Sunday Inyima expressed gratitude for the Committee meeting and promised to synergize with Ministries of Environment and Women Affairs to ensure cleanliness of the state.
Also, the Commissioner for Projects Mornitoring and Evaluation Engr Felix Igboke while chronicling the achievement of his ministry assured of putting more effort in projects Mornitoring.