The Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris has expressed the commitment of the Treasury under his leadership to fully implement all the Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms, particularly the Integrated personnel payment Information system, (IPPIS) as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The AGF gave the assurance when he received National Coordinator and Chief Executive officer of SERVICOM, Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli and the management Team of SERVICOM in Abuja recently.
The AGF explained that the office being a service oriented organisation, whose dual role as the AccountantGeneral of the Federation and the federal government is very committed to delivering on Government’s plans and programmes. Speaking further, Mr. Idris emphasized that “our implementation of the public finance management (PFM) reforms; IPPIS, TSA, GIFMIS and IPSAS just to mention a few, which is largely being driven by information and communication technology (ICT), is a clear demonstration of our commitment to efficiency, effectiveness and transparency in delivering service in line with international best practice” On the challenges being encountered by the office on the enrollement of the Nigeria police force on the IPPIS platform , the AGF explained that “on that IPPIS, we have presently, about 480 MDAs and over 685,000 personnel being paid without hitches or complaints, why will it be only the police that are complaining?
“ The AGF explained that since the Nigeria police just migrated their salaries to the IPPIS platform, and given their numerical strength and other peculiarities associated with the Nigerian police, there are bound to be some challenges. According to him, “these challenges are being resolved through the multiple help desks established in the Treasury and other police commands across the nation”. Earlier in her address, the SERVICOM Coordiantor, Mrs. Akajemeila expressed satisfaction with the activities of the Accountant-General of the Federation in the discharge of his duties.
“We want to appreciate and commend you for the timely release of funds and salaries and for the good job you are doing to entrench transparency and accountability in the runing of government business” She said. Mrs. Akajemelia further revealed that in view of the observations they have made as they monitor service delivery in the MDAs, SERVICOM intends to institute a reward system for all MDAs that excel in delivering service for the Nigerian people.
