President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly issued a warning
to members of his incoming cabinet to keep their hands off the
approval of payments for contracts, adding that only Heads of
Ministries, Departments and Agencies were permitted to carry
out such activities.

Availing this was the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF),
Danladi Kifasi, who at a media briefing in Abuja enthused that
the new president plans to keep the political class from handling
financial matters.

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.”

Vanguard further revealed that Kifasi was instructed on make
the announcement as reports emerged that there were clash of
interests between Permanent Secretaries in the Federal
Government and Former Ministers in the past administration
over the payment of contractors as the ex-ministers reportedly
refused to pay the contractors they had favoured.

Kifasi explained further: “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.”

Tell them.....!!! The fear of Baba is the beginning of wisdom. It is no more business as usual.
But Baba, when are you going to appoint these ministers? We are waiting impatiently. BTW how is Germany?, I hope billions of dollar in investments are coming our way.

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So in other new Perm secrs will make more money in this govt.

No more looting of 2billion naira again....

#pdp share d moni

#apc seize d moni

Ministers he has not appointed yet

initial gra gra, shamless old dullar

A word is enough for the wise ministers.

JustCalMeDBoss:
Ministers he has not appointed yet

To be forewarned is to forearmed. Get it clear.

That cool