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Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Abagworo(m): 7:51am On Jun 07, 2015 |
President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to reduce corruption in governance seem to have begun. The president has issued a warning to his incoming ministers to stay away from approving payments for contractors. The ministers are expected to be appointed in the coming weeks. The government new policy clearly states that only the heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies are saddled with such responsibilities. According to the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Danladi Kifasi, the Buhari government wants to keep the political class away from issues of finance. He made the disclosure recently at a media briefing in Abuja. He said: “If a minister travels out and payment is due, we cannot afford to wait for the ministers to come back before we pay.” Findings by Saturday Vanguard revealed that the HoSF was instructed to make the statement following a constant clash between permanent secretaries of major Federal Government ministries and former ministers in the Jonathan government over the payment of contractors. Most permanent secretaries and directors of accounts in the ministries fell out with many of the former ministers following their refusal to pay contractors favoured by them. The Buhari government has however reversed the trend, warning that henceforth, no permanent secretary should allow any minister handle the award and payment for contracts. The HoSF made it clear that approval of payments for contracts are to be handled by directors of the major ministries and accounting officers. He said, “The President has said that his administration will concentrate on policy issues and so we civil servants are re-directing our efforts and minds towards achieving or aligning with the president’s directive. “Payments are normally approved by the accounting officers. In a parastatal, it is either the managing director or the director-general. In the ministry it is the permanent secretary and not the minster. “In the procurement process, ministers do not approve either. It is the Ministerial Tenders Board that sits to consider and approve contracts within their approval threshold. If it is beyond the Board, it goes to the Federal Executive Council. “The only thing a minister does is that he signs the council memo for the procurement that goes to the Federal Executive Council. For the Ministerial Tenders Board which is usually chaired by the Permanent Secretary; the Permanent Secretary sends his report and the minutes of the tenders board to the minister for his concurrence and endorsement. That is their role “For instance, if ministers were asked to be approving payments, now that there are no ministers will work then stop? So it is actually a misinformation.” “Consequently, permanent secretaries, Directors, Chief executives of parastatals and agencies are to take appropriate steps to address this situation. All public servants are to note that measures as enshrined in the Public Service Rules will be enforced on erring officers,” he concluded. |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Udstar(m): 7:53am On Jun 07, 2015 |
abi |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Nobody: 7:53am On Jun 07, 2015 |
Lets wait and see,Buhari pls don't disappoint Nigerians because if u do.... It's a must that u probe d past administration |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Shortyy(f): 7:56am On Jun 07, 2015 |
Buhari the messiah |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Nobody: 8:00am On Jun 07, 2015 |
All these people wey dey come nairaland come write project. Abeg make person summarise dah thing for me. Anyway, make we dey watch nah, wetin no dey happen for naija politics. Naija politics na film-tricks full am |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Abagworo(m): 8:13am On Jun 07, 2015 |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by ojutiku1: 8:16am On Jun 07, 2015 |
oya now |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Jesusloveyou: 8:17am On Jun 07, 2015 |
yemaldo:u didn't read before typing, in case u miss d point, d message said it wil not be 'business as usual' 1 Like |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Acekidc4(m): 8:22am On Jun 07, 2015 |
Is this not the CHANGE we all have been Yearning for!!Good One My President!!Allah is Your Strength Mr President!! Where are the Useless Clueless Pdpiss Transformation TaNioDs/SataNioDs!! I know they will soon be Here ![]() ![]() |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by Horlawoomey(m): 8:23am On Jun 07, 2015 |
Finally someone with brain is up there. Sai Baba Sai Nigeria |
Re: Buhari To Incoming Ministers: Stay Off Contracts by holytribe(m): 8:56am On Jun 07, 2015 |
They won't stop insulting someone old enough to be their father or in other case, Grandfather. I pity my fellow country people. Satanoid pdpiss Sai baba |
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