Some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs have challenged the Kaduna State education agencies to publish contracts information online in accordance with the Open Contracting Data Standard, OCDS.
The Organisations made the call in a statement in Kaduna , noting that the step would ensure transparency and accountability in the ward of contracts and implementation.
The groups include; Follow Taxes, Leadership, Peace, Empowerment and Development, Dogara Community Development Foundation and Centre for Water and Environment Development, CWED.
They said that an analysis of the state’s Open Contracting Data Standard, portal showed that only the Ministry of Education, State Universal Basic Education Board and State Library Board published projects on the portal.
They also explained that the analysis was supported by the Public and Private Development Centre, under its Improving Transparency in Education Sector Service Delivery project.
The CSOs said the three MDAs published a total of 271 projects worth over 21 billion naira, between 2017 and 2020.
