Community Champions

A community of #ActiveCitizens championing change in their local communities. An initiative of @BudgITng and @Trackang

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

It’s that time of the year where you have the opportunity to volunteer with Tracka as an active citizen!

This is a platform that helps you stay at the forefront of advocating for development in your community.

Are you interested? Fill this form: https://t.co/GvqJTy05Np

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

Happy New Week, Community Champions!

2026 FG Budget reminds us that budgets are more than numbers on paper, they are promises made to citizens.

The real work begins when you as a citizen track implementation, ask questions, and demand results.

Check 👉 https://t.co/DBYzOdpnt9

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

In April, we held a townhall meeting with Chatti Community, Kuje Area Council, FCT.

We sensitized residents on projects allocated to their community and how they can ensure implementation.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

“I don’t understand it so it doesn’t affect me”__ Careless Nigerian, 2026

Before infrastructure is even provided for, a huge chunk of the country’s revenue is spent on debt servicing and loan repayments.

In this explainer, we break down what that means, why it matters, and how it affects everything from public infrastructure to citizens everyday lives.

Because understanding the budget is the first step to asking the right questions.

You’re welcome 😇

#FollowTheMoney #DebtServicing

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

We paid monitoring visit to PHC Oloje, Ilorin West LGA, Kwara state and found that revitalization has been done.

Renovation done includes reroofing, renovation of waiting room, provision of chairs, tables, and tiles for the labour room, renovation of the borehole, the staff quarters, and provision of inverter.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

ATTENTION! Min @realdaveumahi,

This is the current state of the ongoing Lagos to Calabar coaster road.

This road is not even completed yet and the drains are already getting clogged and the sidewalk is breaking.

Your urgent intervention can avert a looming monumental damage and waste of public funds.

Video Credit: @Chude_ND1

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

The approval of payments to 1,240 local contractors is a welcome development, particularly for projects that have been delayed due to funding constraints.

However, beyond the disbursement of funds, citizens are interested in seeing results on the ground. This presents an opportunity for greater transparency by publishing the list of beneficiary contractors, project locations, contract values, and implementation status.

Timely payment should translate into timely project delivery, improved service delivery, and value for public funds. We encourage @FinMinNigeria to provide regular updates on project execution and ensure that communities can monitor progress.

Public funds work best when citizens can see where the money goes and what it delivers.

#Publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

The approval of payments to 1,240 local contractors is a welcome development, particularly for projects that have been delayed due to funding constraints.

However, beyond the disbursement of funds, citizens are interested in seeing results on the ground. This presents an opportunity for greater transparency by publishing the list of beneficiary contractors, project locations, contract values, and implementation status.

Timely payment should translate into timely project delivery, improved service delivery, and value for public funds. We encourage @FinMinNigeria to provide regular updates on project execution and ensure that communities can monitor progress.

Public funds work best when citizens can see where the money goes and what it delivers.

#Publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

In 2024, only 21 of Nigeria’s 36 states reported any local government internally generated revenue (IGR). According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), no figures were captured for the remaining 15.

Those 21 states accounted for N39.40 billion in total, with Bauchi on top at N7.50 billion and Imo at the bottom with just N72.15 million.

Lagos, which led the year before with N10.49 billion, did not appear on the 2024 list at all.

Local governments were granted financial autonomy in 2024. But if states still cannot account for what their councils generated under the old system, the harder question is whether autonomy will be any more transparent than what it replaced.

#GetInvolved #DataofTheDay

[Motoni M. @mozystick]

Happy Eid al-Adha!

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Africa owes $1.83 trillion, with debt servicing consuming about 18% of government revenues, while borrowing costs continue to climb.

Every dollar going to creditors is a dollar not going to schools, hospitals, or roads. That weight shows up in budgets, in businesses, and in the everyday lives of people across the continent.

Our Global Director @seunonigbinde will be joining a panel of experts to dig into what is really driving Africa's rising debt burden, what it costs the continent, and what better borrowing can actually look like.

📅 Thursday, June 11
⏰ 2PM (WAT)
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If you care about Africa's fiscal future, this is a conversation you do not want to miss.

#GetInvolved

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

Happy New week, Champions!

This week, we reset the relationship: Active Citizens + Accountable Government = PROGRESS

Democracy works when both sides do their part. Government must serve, and citizens must engage. Silence is not patriotism.

#mondaymotivation

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

Today, we celebrate the incredible strength, sacrifices, resilience, and love of mothers everywhere.

From caring for families to supporting communities and raising future generations, mothers play vital roles that often go unseen but never unnoticed. Your dedication, patience, and daily sacrifices continue to shape homes, communities, and society for the better.

We especially celebrate mothers who continue to show courage and hope even in the face of challenges, doing everything possible to give their children and loved ones a better life.

Thank you for all you do every single day.

Happy Mother’s Day to all amazing mothers and mother figures around the world. ❤️

#HappyMothersDay
#CelebrateMothers

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

This is truly unfortunate, and it is gradually becoming a troubling norm in the country where citizens are forced to fix basic defects with their personal funds, and this raises concern about value for public resources. Public projects should solve problems, not transfer the burden back to the people.

[CivicHive @CivicHive]

CALL FOR PAPERS!

CivicHive and The Nigerian Journal of Business and Social Sciences is inviting high-quality research papers for its 2026 special issue on Civic Technology, Democratic Resilience, and Artificial Intelligence in West Africa.

Submission is free. Deadline: May 31, 2026.

For more Details: https://t.co/BkkDgK7T6D

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

@TrackaNG @channelstv @followensg @MobilePunch @NewsCentralTV @OkaforChimamaka @fijnigeria @PremiumTimesng @Thegrey8 @BudgITng @ARISEtv When public funds are allocated year after year, citizens have every right to know what was promised, what was delivered and what still remains undone.

Accountability begins when people pay attention.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

⏰ Happening Tomorrow!

An FOI request is your legal right to demand public information, not a privilege to beg for. Digital activism is a legitimate civic voice, not a criminal act.

Join us tomorrow as @_Temidayomusa helps unpack the laws that protect you as a citizen and how to engage safely and effectively.

📅 Thursday, April 30, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM
Don’t miss this important session. Secure your spot now: https://t.co/hK34OfQ7bL

#Communitychampionstraining

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

When citizens ask questions 🙋🏼‍♂️, change happens

The story of Ozom Community, Enugu, where children got to school late, and families struggled daily from hours of searching for water. They got borehole project, it was abandoned but they 🗣️followed up. Today, they have clean water.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

IMPACT FRIDAY

The people of Ozom Umueze Obinofia Ndiuno Community in Ezeagu LGA, Enugu State struggled with severe water scarcity for several years relying on a slow-flowing stream that wasn’t clean or reliable.

Their health and livelihood crashed because of this.

In April 2025, Tracka visited to monitor the progress of a government-funded solar-powered borehole project meant to solve this problem. However, we saw that the project was left incomplete.

We got to work, holding townhall meetings with residents and helping them get the contractor back to site.

5 month later, the project was completed and today, Ozom has reliable access to clean water through a fully functional borehole system.

Read full story here: https://t.co/OTEiyDUuhT
#ImpactFriday

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

What you get when mandate misaligns with deliveries. @nrcri_umudike, Nigerians are demanding an explanation from you. What is the update on the project?

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

The project titled Payment for Grading and Surface Dressing of Selected Feeder Farm Roads (Phase 1) Linking Various Communities (Awuja Farm Settlement), Akoli Imenyi, Abia State is another disturbing example of how public spending can fail to translate into public value.

Despite the payment of N432.46m to Nolarix Nigeria Ltd on 13 December 2025, under the @nrcri_umudike as implementing agency, our field findings indicate that the project has not been executed.

The road remains in deplorable condition and continues to pose serious risks to residents and farmers who depend on it daily.

During our visit, the route was so unsafe that movement by motorcycle was hazardous, with near-falls recorded multiple times. This is not meant to be the condition of a road that has benefited from over N432 million in public funds.

Beyond the physical state of the road lies the human cost of neglect. Residents explained that on market days, many farmers are forced to carry their produce on foot for about 30 minutes to the next community before accessing trucks to transport goods for sale. Trucks often avoid the area entirely, especially during the rainy season, because the steep and slippery terrain becomes nearly impassable under the weight of farm produce.

This means farmers are losing time, income, and opportunities because a critical rural access road remains abandoned despite substantial payment. A feeder road is not a luxury project. It is economic infrastructure that connects producers to markets, reduces post harvest losses, and supports rural livelihoods.

This case also raises deeper concerns about project oversight and agency mandate. Why is such a large sum paid without visible results? What milestones justified payment? What monitoring mechanisms failed to detect non-performance?

With the recent news about the N68.32trn Federal Government budget, this case is a warning that Nigerians must watch the budget more closely than ever. Budgets are promises on paper, but without citizen vigilance, many promises end as incomplete projects, misplaced priorities, or invisible infrastructure.

We call on the @nrcri_umudike to immediately disclose the full contract details, scope of work, payment milestones, and implementation status of this project.

We also urge the @officialEFCC and @icpcnigeria to investigate this project and ensure accountability for every naira disbursed.

#Publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople Rural farmers in Abia deserve roads that move produce to market, not roads that trap communities in poverty.

#Askquestions

[Community Champions @_CChamps]

Dear Champions, the 2026 budget has been passed and now the real work begins.

N32.2tn has been allocated for capital projects across Nigeria, but without citizen oversight, many projects may remain on paper, be poorly executed, or abandoned.

We must begin to ask questions now.

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is not just about building a road. It is raising deep accountability and governance concerns that cannot be ignored.

Beyond the headlines, several critical issues stand out:

- Unclear total project cost and limited public disclosure on procurement process.
- Demolitions and displacement of businesses and livelihoods with concerns around compensation.
- Environmental risks to coastal communities, wetlands, and long term climate impact.
- Phased commissioning that raises questions about political optics versus actual project completion.
- Uncertainty around project design, scope, and long term maintenance plan.

At Tracka, we have joined many well-meaning Nigerians in demanding answers. We submitted a Freedom of Information request to @FMWNIG through the office of the minister @DaveUmahi to seek clarity on these issues since March 2, yet no response has been received to date.

This lack of transparency weakens public trust and raises further concerns about how large-scale infrastructure projects are being managed.

Public projects of this magnitude must be open, accountable, and people-centred. Citizens deserve to know the true cost, the process, and the long-term impact.

We will continue to #followtheprojects and demand accountability because #publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople.

#askquestions