Ekiti state governor Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Wednesday commissioned a Strategic Pillar Monitoring System (SPMS), tagged Ekiti Dashboard to enhance efficiency by providing seamless and real-time monitoring of government programmes and projects to ensure value for money.
Speaking while commissioning the dashboard at a brief event held at the Lady Jibowu Hall, Government House in Ado- Ekiti, Oyebanji said the initiative was part of his administration’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and excellence in public service.
While maintaining that the success of any administration depended on its ability to efficiently monitor and evaluate implementation of projects, the governor explained that the innovation platform would further enable his administration to identify challenges promptly.
He also said it would enable the state government allocate resources effectively, improve service delivery, and ensure timely completion of critical projects aligned with his six pillars of development.
He commended the Office of Transformation and Service Delivery (OTSD), led by Dr John Ekundayo, for the innovation in project monitoring and evaluation.
Describing the initiative as a game changer that would further empower citizens to actively participate by providing them tools to monitor and evaluate performances, the governor said the platform would also help track progress and monitor the execution of projects from inception to completion.
“This is in addition to enhancing transparency by providing citizens access to real time information on government projects thereby fostering trust and collaboration between government and the people.”.Governor Oyebanji stated.
“It gives me a great pleasure to be here today to commission into use the strategic pillar monitoring system dashboard, an ict infrastructure developed to ensure seamless and real time monitoring of programmes and projects of government”.