OGHA SEEKS IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW - THE BUSINESS PACKAGE

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

OGHA SEEKS IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW


Ogun State House of Assembly through its Committee on  Finance and Appropriation has examined the 2020 budget performance of the State Ministry of Budget and Planning with a called for the timely implementation of the State Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2020 recently passed by the Assembly, when signed into law by the Governor .

A member of the Committee, Hon. Kemi Oduwole, gave the charge during the budget appraisal exercise, stating that the holistic implementation of the procurement bill would bring about a more transparent public service that would aid strict compliance to the procurement process. 

According to him, it became imperative for procurement officers to be domiciled in all MDAs to ensure conformity with the international financial standard.

He also tasked the ministry to gear up plans in partnership with the Office of the Head of Service to ensure the smooth implementation of the process, when the bill is signed into law. 

In her response, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Dada lauded the timely passage of the new legislation by the lawmakers, adding that the ministry was already liaising with  the office of the Head of Service for the creation of a cadre for qualified personnel with requisite knowledge in procurement process to MDAs for effective service delivery.




OGUN FINANCE MINISTRY GENERATES N129m IN SIX MONTHS, STRATEGIZES FOR POST COVID- 19

 The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo, has stated that the Ministry between January to June this year generated over N129.9m, just as the Ministry is already revitalising the State economy as part of the Post-Covid 19 economic plans of the State Government.

Okubadejo, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Adekunle Hassan, reeled out the plans  to include adoption of a robust reform in Land Use Administration and Amenities Charges as well as introduction of revenue harmonization scheme to eliminate multiple taxation and block revenue leakages,  thereby raising the bar of performance in revenue generation. 

Explaining the mode of operations of the Ministry's Special Task force being set up for revenue monitoring and enforcement, the Commissioner assured that the measure was aimed at  reducing fake ticketing and fraudulent activities of revenue agents at all toll points across the State.  

Also, the State Accountant General, Micheal Idowu presented the 2020 budget performance of his Office before the lawmakers, who also examined that of the Office of the Governor, Chief of Staff,  Bureaux of Political Affairs and Administration, Cabinet and Special Services, Protocol and Ceremonials as well as the State Liason Offices in Abeokuta and Abuja amongst others.

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