NGF States SFTAS Programme Update - Fiscal Transparency & Accountability
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) provides a detailed update on the States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS) Technical Assistance Project. The update includes upcoming eligibility criteria, deadlines, and indicators for improved fiscal management. Key areas covered include quarterly budget reports, operational autonomy for auditors-general offices, state debt reporting, and online publication of financial statements.
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SFTAS PROGRAMME UPDATE NIGERIA GOVERNORS FORUM (NGF) STATES FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY(SFTAS) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT oajogbasile@ngf.org.ng
SFTAS PROGRAMME UPDATE SFTAS PROGRAMME UPDATE UPCOMING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DISBURSEMENT LINKED INDICATOR UPCOMING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DISBURSEMENT LINKED INDICATORS DEADLINES S DEADLINES EC/DLI DLI 1.1 Eligibility Criteria/ Disbursement-linked results (DLRs) FY21 quarterly budget implementation reports published on average within 4 weeks of quarter end to enable timely budget management DEADLINES 28-Jul-21 JUL Part DLI AUG SEPT Implementation of operational and financial autonomy for the Offices of State and Local Governments Auditors-General, through (i) A strengthened State Audit Law; (ii) Provision of resources for implementation of financial autonomy by in the FY2021 budget for funding of the Offices of State and Local Governments Auditors-General; (iii) Instructions issued for implementing the operational autonomy provisions of the new or existing State Audit Law Quarterly State debt reports accepted by the DMO on average two months or less after the end of the quarter in 2021 FY20 audited financial statement, prepared in accordance with IPSAS, submitted to the State Assembly and published online by Jul 2021 Extended to 30-Jul-21 Full DLI DLI 10.3 31-Aug-21 Part DLI DLI 7.2 31-Jul-21 Part EC 2021 EC (PART 1) DLI 10.1 (2021) Published online on an official State website by September 30, 2021, the Audited Financial Statements* of all local government authorities** within the State for fiscal year 2020***, which includes showing all allocations and actual receipts of state-local government joint account allocation committee (SLJAAC) transfers for each local government authority in the State INTERIM MILESTONE: No later than September 30, 2021, the Participating State must have awarded at least 20 more contracts to SMEs in the period after September 30, 2020, as compared to the period January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Information on the contract award is to be published on the PPA or state official website or the eProcurement system of the state (if it exists). For each contract award publication, the minimum information on the contractor/supplier/service provider include the full name, the number of employees and the total assets in Naira Publish online Citizens accountability report based on audited financial statements/reports for FY2020, no later than September 2021. Citizen s accountability reports are summarized and comprehensible versions of the audited financial statements and details of State government public consultations with citizens presenting the annual financial statements that are made available on the state official website(s) 30-Sep-21 Part DLI 30-Sep-21 Part DLI DLI 12.2 30-Sep-21 Full DLI DLI 2.2
STATES READINESS SUMMARY STATES READINESS SUMMARY FY 2020 Audited Financial Statement (IPSAS Compliant) Published Accessed NGF TA 14 States Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Kaduna, Katsina, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Jigawa, Nasarawa, Yobe and Zamfara State. 25 States: Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara State. 2021 EC (PART 1) 22 States are yet to publish Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto and Taraba State FY20 audited financial statement, prepared in accordance with IPSAS, submitted to the State Assembly and published online by 31st July 2021. WHAT WE KNOW The Annual Eligibility Criteria determines the eligibility of the states to get grants for DLRs/results achieved under the SFTAS Program it s the most important result. The 2021 EC determines whether States will get grants for 2021 results of the original DLIs i.e., the 2021 APA
STATES READINESS SUMMARY STATES READINESS SUMMARY (i) A strengthened State Audit Law (II) Instruction for Implementation Issued for by SSG or SHoS (III) Provision of Resources for Implementation of Financial Autonomy DLI 10.3 Enactment or Amendment Accessed NGF TA Implementation of operational and financial autonomy for the Offices of State and Local Governments Auditors-General by 31st July 2021, through: 28 States: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Ogun, Yobe, Zamfara 32 States: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara State 20 States: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kano Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ondo, Sokoto, Taraba and Yobe State. 3 State: Bayelsa, Adamawa and Sokoto State (i) A strengthened State Audit Law; *Other States are yet to provide any evidence to the NGF for review/advisory. (ii) Provision of resources for implementation of financial autonomy by in the FY2021 budget for funding of the Offices of State and Local Governments Auditors-General (State governments should also ensure releases are made); Provision of resources can be done through the original approved FY2021 budget or through subsequent budget reallocation/revised budget/supplementary budget passed by July 31, 2021. It is important releases are made against these provisions. (iii) Instructions issued for implementing the operational autonomy provisions of the new or existing State Audit Law All States were provided a sample instruction by the NGF for adaptation/ domestication. USD $2 Million WHAT WE KNOW
STATES READINESS SUMMARY STATES READINESS SUMMARY FY 2020 LGAs Audited Financial Statements Published Accessed NGF TA DLI 10.1 (2021) *No State has provided publication link(s) to the NGF/FMFBNP-PCU. ONLY 8 States so far: Adamawa, Borno, Ekiti, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger and Jigawa State. Published online on an official State website by September 30, 2021, the Audited Financial Statements of all local government authorities within the State for fiscal year 2020, which includes showing all allocations and actual receipts of State-local government joint account allocation committee (SLJAAC) transfers for each local government authority in the State USD $1 Million WHAT WE KNOW
KEY UPDATES KEY UPDATES The verification will be consistent with the latest SFTAS Verification Protocol. An updated version 7 has been issued by the FMFBNP PCU. THE VERIFICATION OF 5 New COVID-19 DLI Results with deadlines Dec 2020 to July 2021 has commenced The Verification of NEW DLIs 10-13: the data request was sent to States via email on 12 July 2021 from the IVA. Verification is targeted to be completed by September for disbursement in October. This will be a purely desk-based assessment i.e. no physical/on- site visits are required to the States.All States are advised to respond to the data request by email by 19th July 2021 to the IVA Team Leader assigned to them, copying sftas@oaugf.ng & oadedokun@sftas.org.ng DLRs: 10.1 (2020), 10.2, 10.3, 11.2, and 13.2 States should please continue respecting the independence of the IVA. There is no need for States to communicate/meet with the IVA outside of the data requests. A desk-based review FOR 36 States BY the IVA WITH enhanced review by the World Bank and PCU given the external firm is not yet on board FOR THE UPCOMING 2020 APA: NGF in collaboration with the FMFBNP, CBN, DMO and the World Bank has concluded the reconciliation exercise for State debt as at end of FY2020. This will be shared with States within the next two weeks for validation. The reconciled data will be used to verify the debt-related DLIs for the Original DLIs 1-9 2020 results (2020 APA). UPDATED Verification and Disbursement Timeline # Eligible States Receiving Grants Grants per State USD Million Program DLIs New COVID-19 DLIs Results Dec 2020 to July 2021 5 X DLRs 10.1 (2020), 10.2, 10.3, 11.2, 13.2 To be verified and disbursed by Q4 2021. Up to $7 million per State 36 To be verified and disbursed by end Q1 2022 Up to $9-15 million per State Original DLIs 1-9 2020 Results (2020 APA) 36
THANK YOU THANK YOU
Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation as the IVA Busayo Fawale Programme Manager fawale2002@gmail.com 08146505040 Programme Coordination Unit Mr. Stephen Okon, The SFTAS-National Program Coordinator, Director Home Finance Department, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning Central Business District, Abuja. stephenokon117@yahoo.com 08065643949 Please copy enquires to: sftas@oaugf.ng Mr. Ali Mohammed, The Deputy National Program Coordinator ali4m1968@gmail.com 07033337112 OGP Mr. Andrew Onyeanakwe Program Manager SFTAS OGP Andrew.Onyeanakwe@ogpnigeria.gov.ng 08033138503 Please copy enquires to: CONTACTS Oyinda Adedokun, Programme Manager Debt Management Office oadedokun@sftas.org.ng Oluwatosin Akomolafe, 08095360073 SFTAS DMO Nigeria Governors Forum Olanrewaju Ajogbasile Senior Programme Manager, NGF HelpDesk & SFTAS TA oajogbasile@ngf.org.ng +2349083411461 Akomolafe.tosin@yahoo.co.uk 08095918519 Please copy enquires to: saffun@ngf.org.ng Zabiola@ngf.org.ng
