The Kwara State House of Assembly has commenced the review of this year's budget.
The appraisal of the budget is being coordinated by the joint committee of the House on Public Account as well as Finance and Appropriation.
The oversight which kick started with the state Minstry of Education and Human Capital Development, State Universal Basic Education Board saw MDAs briefing the Legislature on the funds appropriated to them, revenue profile, project execution and fund so far released to them.
Speaking at the opening of the oversight function, the leader of the House, Alhaji Hassan Oyeleke and the chairmen of Public Account and Finance and Appropriation Committee, Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Taiwo Abdullahi and Alhaji Mashood Bakare described the oversight function as one of the cardinal functions of the Legislature, to make the State Government deliver on their electoral promises to the electorates.
They said the Eighth Legislature under the watch of Dr Ali Ahmad would continue to invoke section 129 of the 1999 constitution to make government accountable as well as appraise it for better performance.
The Legislature explained that as representatives of the people, the oversight will enable them to brief their respective Constituencies on the performance of government, stressing that democracy could be better strengthened when people were adequately and better informed about the activities of government and their elected representatives.
They therefore requested all heads of all MDAs to come up with all relevant documents that will fast track comprehensive budget review exercise of the Legislature.
It would be recalled that the House had on Tuesday, 9th August in a session presided over by the Speaker Dr Ali Ahmad had adjourned planery for two weeks to enable the House standing committees conduct comprehensive appraisal of the 2016 budget to afford the Legislature the opportunity of knowing how far the State government had gone in the implementation of this year's budget.
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