Sokoto Trains Stakeholders On Strengthening Fiscal Responsibility

Sokoto State government has accorded special interest to an effective and efficient public financial management system and accountability in the conduct of government business.

The  commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Abubakar Mohammad Zayyana stated this while declaring open a two-day training workshop for relevant stakeholders on updated National Chart of Accounts, NCoA, codes, budget performance reporting and state financial account.

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 the government’s 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 the government’s commitment to  institutionalising a realistic, scientific and  all-inclusive budget in the state.

This is to accommodate and contextualise the aspirations of different segments of society in the distribution of wealth, and to spread programmes and projects across the state using realistic variable assumptions.

In her address, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Hajiya Maryam Ahmad Barade, said the training is in line with the current administration’s desire to ensure service delivery at the grassroots 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.

The permanent secretary described the training as a great opportunity that would serve 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.