The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday, inaugurated an inter-ministerial task force charged with the implementation of the Government
She said the programme was developed by different government agencies to enhance the effectiveness of government financial activities.
“It also aims at increasing internal controls to prevent and detect potential and actual fraud, access to information on Government’s cash position and improves medium-term planning through Medium Term Expenditure Framework ,” she explained. According to her, the concerns include military and the intelligence agencies covert operational expenses and other non-regular allowances for personnel and officers which are mainly cash-based.
Meanwhile, in his remarks, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said the GIFMIS serves as an integral item in Pillar 3 of ‘national asset in public service’.
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