The commissioner of finance, Lagos State, Rabiu Olowo has tasked public finance and account officers to align their actions with the THEMES agenda of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
The T.H.E.M.E.S which stands for Traffic Management/Transport; Health/Environment; Education/Technology; Making Lagos 21st Century Economy; Entertainment/Tourism; and Security/Governance is the guiding compass for the present administration.
Olowo gave the charge at a 3-day retreat organised for staff of the ministry of finance and other offices under its supervision.
The retreat with the theme, “Aligning Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Lagos State T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda” was in the effort to bring the affected officers to embrace the new agenda. Olowo stated that apart from ensuring the implementation of the T.H.E.M.E.S, the coming together of the finance and accounts officers would further promote a working relationship among all the finance officers from the ministry of finance, Debt Management Office, (DMO) and State Treasury Office, (STO).
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According to him, the retreat was also organised to define clear goals ahead the next fiscal year (2020) such that all key players in the management of the state finance will understand their respective roles and take required actions.
The commissioner maintained that judicious use of the state’s resources was vital in achieving each of the pillars of the administration’s development agenda as enunciated in the T.H.E.M.E.S policy framework.
His words: “The roles of finance cannot be over emphasised by any serious minded government because every policy or decision made by the government comes with its financial implications thus making finance indispensable in achieving the goals of this present administration”.
Rotimi Olowo, chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly finance committee, urged the officers to be more dedicated and committed with a view to impacting the lives of all residents of the state.
