United States Agency for International Development Nigeria State

Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness activity has commended the

Gombe State Executive Council for approving the 2025-2027 Medium Term

Expenditure Framework and the Monitoring Evaluation Framework.

The approval of the frameworks was announced by the Commissioner for

Finance Gambo Magaji, shortly after the SEC meeting presided over by

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, at the Exco chamber of the Gombe

Government House, while, the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and

the Monitoring Evaluation Framework, which encompasses the economic

and fiscal update, fiscal strategy paper, and budget policy statement, will

serve as the basis for preparing the 2025 appropriation bill.

He said, the monitoring and evaluation framework will help measure and

assess performance across government agencies, staff members, and the

Executive Council, while, the approval of the economic frameworks, the

Gombe State Team Lead Muhammad Abubakar said, the ratification showed

that its interventions were yielding the much needed development, adding

that when reforms are implemented, the economic development would be

enjoyed by the people, while, both frameworks were achieved with the

support of State2State.

He also said, the Monitoring and Evaluation policy was developed with the

support of UNICEF that will guide the implementation of the Gombe State

Ten Years D adding that, the training enhanced participants’ understanding

of how the results framework strategy promotes evidence-based

policymaking.

United States Agency for International Development Nigeria State

Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness activity has also improved

participants’ capacity on how to design and review data collection tools

based on the prioritized key performance indicators from each of the sectors

and ensure quality tracking and reporting.