Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged heads of government agencies under the supervision of the State house to be guided by the extant provisions that establish their organisations.
He emphasized the importance of adhering to the set objectives initiated by the State House management, particularly in institutionalizing e-governance to improve operations.
The vice President who was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff Senator Ibrahim Hadeija said this As part of preparations for the issuance of the call circular for the commencement of the 2025 budget exercise, during a one-day retreat held in Abuja.
The Vice President also commended the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, for participating in the retreat and his insightful presentation titled ”Delineation of roles and functions between the management and the agency and its supervising entity: A prerequisite for good relationship and effective delivery of Mandate. ”
Also, the Permanent Secretary, Olufunsho Adebiyi, explained that the retreat was designed to foster collaboration and create synergy in the operations of State and Agencies under its supervision.
He pointed out that with the recent approval of the new minimum wage by the President, the government will no longer tolerate massive recruitments into agencies without approval or waiver, as well as selective promotions.
The Retreat, which is the first of its kind under this administration, also deliberated on the need for strict enforcement of government policies and sanctions for defaulting agencies.
The agencies whose establishing Acts place them under the supervision of the State House include the Bureau of Public Enterprises , Bureau for Public Procurement , Nigeria Agriculture and Land Development Agency , Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Others are the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative , Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit , Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria , National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism, National Council on Climate Change, National Emergency Management Agency , National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure and the National Atomic Energy Commission.
