Lagos Organises Induction Programme for Procurement Officers

Mon, Nov 30, 2015
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LAGOS State Public Procurement Agency, on Monday, November 30, organised a nine-day induction programme for the newly recruited and newly converted officers to build their capacity to render quality service.

Akin Onimole, general manager, while declaring the programme opened at the ABAT Centre, Secretariat Alausa, Ikeja, stated that the objective of the training was to build the capacity of participants with practical skill necessary to improve the economy and ensure efficiency and transparency in the management of public procurement operations.

Onimole said the officers would be exposed to the obligation of the Accounting officer, specific job functions of the procurement officer and how they would relate with other professions as well as the role of management during each stage of procurement cycles.

He, therefore, enjoined the participants to pay attention to the lectures meant to educate them on the procurement operations and management of procurement cycle as well as implementation strategy needed for the task ahead.

Participants were taken through various topics such as the process involved in public sector financial management, effect of budget preparation process and the indices to monitor and determine budget performance as well as overview of procurement process and public procurement, amongst others.

—  Nov 30, 2015 @ 19:30 GMT

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