‘State House to achieve digitisation by next month’

The State House, Abuja, yesterday, said it is set to achieve full digitalisation of its operations by next month.

This is, as it disclosed that the ongoing renovations at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, the former seat of government, would be completed before the end of the year.

The Permanent Secretary, Olufunso Adebiyi, disclosed during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Special Duties to the data centre located within the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Adebiyi said completion of the computerisation and digitalisation process would enhance efficiency, security and seamless operation of critical administrative functions at the State House.

The visit, led by the House Committee Chairman on Special Duties, Kabir Tukura, was part of legislators’ statutory oversight to assess the performance of the 2023 and 2024 budgets of the State House.

The lawmakers were on an on-the-spot assessment of the barracks, where funds for the project and others at the Lagos Liaison Office were sourced from the 2023 supplementary budget and 2024 budget.

During his presentation on the 2023/2024 budget implementation, the permanent secretary highlighted that the State House had achieved 43 per cent implementation on capital projects for 2024 and a 99 per cent implementation rate in overhead expenditure.

He explained that in 2024, the State House’s total overhead expenditure amounted to N22.62 billion, spread across seven cost centres.