The Public and Private Development center (PPDC) has call for increase participation of Nigerians in anti-corruption efforts through ‘Budeshi’.
Communications Officer of the centre Nnenna Gabriella Eze on Wednesday in a statement said the organisation in its bid to increase citizens’ participation and accountability has launched a toll free line 0800BUDESHI OR 08002833744 to enable citizens report on the state of public projects within their locality and state at no cost to them.
According to her, Budeshi (which is Hausa word for “Open it”) is a dedicated site that links budget and procurement data to various public services and is accessible to the public to interact with and make their own comparisons.
“This remarkable feat will not only encourage citizens’ inclusion, but will also serve as an avenue to keep government institutions aware of abandoned projects they may not be aware of.
“In the past we have found out that citizens especially in the rural communities find it difficult to report the state of projects in their locality, this can be attributed to them not knowing the exact and proper channel to report to,” Eze said.
She said ‘Budeshi’ is an attempt to demonstrate the Open Contracting Data Standards (OCDS) across the public procurement value chain.
Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.
