Brace up for effective, efficient operation, Perm Sec tasks DGs

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Bitrus Bako Nabasu has called on Director-General (DG) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of agencies of the ministry to ensure effective and efficient operation before the assumption of new ministers that would be appointed shortly.

Nabasu made the call at a meeting he held with Directors and Director-General of agencies of the ministry yesterday in Abuja. He urged them to note the regulation and bye-laws, long-range plans and all significant deviation from such plans, the power to direct the parastatals to prepare accounts and set standards and approval of capital and operation budget for parastatals, adding that only the President through the minister had the final power. He also urged them to maintain regular communication with government appointees to keep them abreast of government policies affecting their parastatals and rendition of annual audited accounted which should be submitted within six months of the end of their financial year.    

He called on all the agencies that have not done the promotion exercise to do so before the end of July 2019, adding that the welfare of staff in the area of career progression should be given paramount attention.