 The Michika Local Government area at Amar State is held a one-day stakeholder's meeting on its 2024 budget proposal. The meeting, organised by the Amar State Planning Commission, Nigerian and German governments, aimed to rebuild the area after an insurgent attack. The meeting, supported by Oxfam, Kruden and Sipad, aimed to ensure transparency and people-oriented programmes. Oxfam represents the Ive and Bama'i emphasised the importance of community harmony as they go to have participation in development. The Executive Governor of Amar State has given us all the 21 local governments to be transparent, to involve people, to include people, to cover the places that are not covered and to reach people that are not reached. So when this programme that came through the Ministry of Planning and Budget with the supporting partners GIZ, Oxfam and Krusayat, there was this policy document that was created and signed by the Executive Governor that is policy planning and participation, citizen's participation. This document I've taken some time to go through and the one mission is to ensure that citizens are fully participate in their development of their communities. The essence of budget and hold meeting one is to provide opportunity for citizens to be able to participate in governance process as well as also provide feedback with regards to the budget, budgetary provisions made for their development. What is unique with this activity is the fact that a lot of the community development priorities of local government people which is captured in their local government community development plan are part of what were considered in the development and the design of this year's budget. So this activity is very unique because by this activity now, citizens are able to know that their voices can be heard and this is very very important in promoting good governance and ensuring bottom-up approach to governance. The Executive Director of ARPA has implemented an empowerment program to support Bokoram victims in the northern part of Adama State District Head, Barthes Seidu Lawan. It helps the program with positive impact people's lives and its collaboration with the development partner. You know the government is a little far away because of our involvement, our enlightenment, our education. These people were able to assemble some money and fix the ball we drank from the boho and it's impactful. I see it fully implemented. It's very very commendable. It's very very commendable. It is the first thing in history that Michigan has ever got such a development and it's a credit to the chairman, Michigan local government. So you get notified about fresh news updates.