EBHA APPROVES THE ENGAGEMENT OF ICMA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS CONSULTANT TO EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT

The State House of Assembly has approved the engagement of the professional services of the Integrated Consultancy, Management and Accountancy(ICMA) in the State to qualify to access Seven Billion Naira Fiscal Support Fund. The approval which took place during plenary at the Hallowed Chamber, Legislative House Nkaliki Road Abakaliki, was unanimously accepted by the members as the best approach of mitigating the harsh economic reality in place.

Commenting on the letter of the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Bldr Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, on the need to engage ICMA, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Moses Ije Odunwa said that ICMA is an age long reliable and professional firm with exceptional experience in public sector and private organisations. Speaker Odunwa said that ICMA provide wide range of services tailored towards getting best values at all times and expressed hope that their professional services would reposition the State's financial status and increase the revenue generation of the State.

In their contributions, the House leader, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Ikoro, Deceaon Joseph Nnunu representing Abakaliki South Constituency, Hon. Aloysius Nwodo of Ebonyi North West, Hon. Mbam Obinna representing Izzi East State Constituency, Hon. Stephen Igwe Oji of Afikpo South East, and Hon. Friday Ogbuewu representing Ezza South Constituency, said that engagement of the professional services of ICMA in the State would surely open up the State for financial gains from both Federal Government and Foreign Financial Institutions which they said would bring about growth and development in the State. They thanked the Governor for always having the interest of the State at heart at all times and urged other members of the House to support the approval.

The Governor's request for the engagement of the ICMA services in the State was an offshoot of the meeting of Nigeria Governors' Forum.

Theophilus Ifeanyi Igwe,
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker,
Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
December 6, 2023.

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