2018 Budget: FG holds retreat with CEOs, accounting officers of MDAs

The federal government will on saturday hold a mandatory retreat with Accounting officers and Chief Executive Officers from all Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs).

The retreat is to ensure effective implementation of the 2018 budget and address all identified inadequacies or deficiencies in 2017, with a view to enhancing 2018 budget implementation,

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, a circular letter reference number SGF/OP/1/S.3/XII titled “Procurement Retreat for Chief Executive Officers of Federal Parastatals” said in a statement that the retreat is for all Chief Executive Officers and Accounting Officers, without exemption or proxy representation.

In a statement signed by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Lawrence Ojabo, the retreat, organised in conjunction with the Bureau of Public Procurement(BPP) will have the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita as Guest of Honour, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bello as Chief Host.