Block leakages or face the music, Edo govt tells Perm Secs
(Nigeria) Edo State Government has given marching orders to Permanent
Secretaries and Directors in the state to block all leakages and fraud in their departments and ministries or face the repercussions.
The decision was reached
at a seminar on enhancing internally generated revenue in the state.
The state Head of Service, Mr. Jerry Obazele, who issued a
communiquĂ© at the end of the seminar said the top civil servants have, however, resolved to block all loopholes and work towards increasing the state’s
Internally Generated Revenue to cushion the effects of the dwindling revenue
from the federation account.
He said: “it was generally agreed that there is an urgent
need in Edo State to mobilize all efforts to increase internally generated
revenue in the State owing to the dwindling receipts from the Federation
Account and other external sources of revenue to it.”
He said: “Permanent Secretaries in Edo State Civil/Public
Service as the Accounting Officers of their Ministries, Departments and
Agencies of Government should take necessary steps to ensure that all the
revenue accruable to their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies are
duly identified, collected and remitted intact to Edo State Government
Treasury. That the Permanent Secretaries should take further necessary steps to
ensure that all revenue leakages are blocked.
According to him, “Permanent Secretaries and Directors in
the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government should realize
that as the Accounting Officers, they will be personally and vicariously held
liable for any corrupt practices particularly as it concerns internally
generated revenue mobilization, collection, control and remittances in their
various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government.”
He urged Permanent Secretaries along with their Directors to
harness the human and other resources in their Ministries, Departments and
Agencies to provide result-oriented leadership and human capacity building
towards enhancing internally generated revenue in their respective Ministries,
Departments and Agencies.
He commended Governor Adams Oshiomhole for his efforts and
passion towards enhancing internally generated revenue in the State.
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