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  Ekere Ime In its unwavering effort to keep citizens abreast of their responsibilities of holding government accountable, a non-governmental organisation, Budgit Foundation has over the weekend extended residents' sensitisation engagement on budget tracking to Ibaka in Mbo local government area.  According to the Akwa Ibom state representative of Budgit Foundation, Mr James Akpan, " the purpose for the sensitization exercise was to educate participants about the budgetary process, including the steps involved, how to engage with their locally elected leaders, and how to write and submit their community needs to these leaders." He noted that the sensitisation engagement has empowered community members to be actively involved  in the operations of their local government, typically in educating them about the budgetary process and its various steps, teaching them how to engage with their locally elected leaders, and instructing them on how to effectively make demands and co...

  Participants at the Budgit Foundation community sensitization engagement held in Ikot Iyire, Nsit Ubium local government area last weekend.  In a bid to inculcate in citizens the habit of holding government accountable, a non-governmental organization, Budgit Foundation has concluded a one day community sensitization engagement in Ikot Iyire, Nsit Ubium local government area.  The programme which took place last weekend in the area, was aimed at empowering community members with accurate knowledge to be active in the running of government for proper inclusion, as well as the budgetary process, steps involved in constructively engaging political office holders, and effectively tracking budgets for proper execution.  Addressing journalists at the end of the sensitization engagement, the Akwa Ibom State Officer for Budgit Foundation, James Akpan mentioned that Budgit Foundation has the sole responsibility of empowering community members to remain active and invol...