The Sokoto State government has accorded special interest to effective and efficient public financial management system with is priciple of transparency and accountability in the conduct of goverment business.
The Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Abubakar Mohamad Zayyana, disclosed this while declaring open a Two Day Training Workshop For Relevant Stakeholders on updated national chart of qccounts (NCoA) codes, budget performance reporting and state financial account organized by the Ministry at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja.
He assured that the practices would be sustained to ensure prudent management of public resources under the Dr. Ahmad Aliyu’s led administration.
The Commissioner explained that the state has gone far in reforming its budgetary process and performance reporting in line with International Public System Accounting Standard (IPSAS) as well as National Chart of Accounts (NCoA).
He assured of government readiness to support and enhance the capacity of its workforce in all relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies to enhance their productivity for effective service delivery.
Dr. Abubakar Zayyana to this end, reiterated Govt commitment at institutionalizing realistic, scientific and all-inclusive Budget in the State. This is to accommodate and contextualized the aspirations of different segment of the Society in the distribution of wealth, and to spread programs and projects across the State using realistic variables assumptions.
The Commissioner while appreciating the commitment and support of Governor Ahmad Aliyu in strengthening the Public Financial Management System also charged the participants of the training to be focus and cooperative for achieving the desired goals.
In her address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Hajiya Maryam Ahmad Barade said the training is in line with focus of the current administration’s at ensuring service delivery at the grass root level.
She noted that a number of structural reforms and policy initiatives have been undertaken to reverse the ugly trend, stimulate State productivity and set the State on the path of sustainable growth and development.
On the training, the Permanent Secretary described it as a great opportunity that would served as an avenue to share thoughts and experiences on ways to consolidate on gains recorded and further improve the planning machinery, public service delivery and good governance at all levels.
Other speakers at the the workshop wre Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance Alhaji Sani Muhammad Tambuwal and Deputy Clack State House of Assembly Alhaji Ibrahim Dogon Daji among others.
Some of the participants were drawn from State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning as well as Sokoto State Internal Revenue Service.
