The Yobe Government says it has introduced a new procurement cadre of 150 officers to enhance financial management in the state civil service.
Alhaji Tonga Betara, the state Head of Service, said this at a two-day workshop on “Building a Sustainable Procurement Cadre for Effective Service Delivery” in Damaturu on Wednesday.
“The creation of the procurement cadre in the civil service is part of the ongoing reforms being undertaken by Gov. Mai Mala Buni’s administration to provide maximum results to the people within the scope of our limited resources,” he said.
“I wish to stress that each participant in this workshop and indeed the entire civil servants have a key role to play in promoting good governance in the state. This is achievable with adherence to due process and also upholding accountability, transparency and prudent management of public funds,” Betara added.
He explained that the workshop was also aimed at preparing officers to block leakages, over-invoicing, and other irregularities in financial transactions at Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
“It is our hope that at the end of this workshop, participants would be well equipped with the rudiments of public financial management and procurement processes. Subsequently, their inputs in their respective organisations are expected to induce substantial savings that could enable the government undertake other meaningful projects for improving the wellbeing of the entire Yobe citizenry,” he said.
Betara charged the workshop’s resource persons to make clear and illustrative presentations for easy comprehension by participants.
Alhaji Shuaibu Amshi, Permanent Secretary, Establishment, expressed optimism that the new procurement cadre would enhance financial management in the civil service.
He commended Betara for introducing several programmes aimed at equipping civil servants with modern techniques for effective service delivery, and congratulated the participants for being the first set of the cadre, urging them to justify the confidence reposed in them by living above board.
(NAN)