Preparation for next year’s budget in Ogun State is beginning in earnest as a three-day workshop for key stakeholders in the State public sector opens next Tuesday 03/09/2013. Venue is the Valley View Auditorium, Government House, Abeokuta, starting from 9.00 a.m. daily. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Planning, Mr. Abayomi Sobande said the workshop is meant to sensitize relevant officers in the Public Service on the adoption of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and ensure that Ministries, Departments, and Agencies are adequately briefed and properly guided in putting together their advanced proposals and draft estimates for the 2014 budget. Participants expected at the Workshop include Commissioners, Chairmen of Boards and Corporations, Accounting Officers of agencies, Directors of Finance and Accounts, Bursars of Tertiary Institutions and Directors of Planning, Research and Statistics. Sobande implored all affected officers to attend the workshop punctually as new concepts would be introduced to ensure success in the on-going PFM Reforms and the next year Budget.
Via: Ogun State Government - Official Press Release