ITRealms:
The Efficiency Unit of the Federal
Ministry of Finance has disclosed that the sum of N825 billion was spent on
travel allowances, computer consumables among other stationeries in three
years, by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), reports ITRealms.
This is coming as the unit plans to
introduce detailed price guidelines to ensure value for money in procurement by
MDAs in addition to the incidence of cash, the Ministry is working on beta
Debit Cards.
Head, Efficiency Unit at the Finance
Ministry, Ms Patience Oniha, confirmed this in Lagos in a chat with newsmen,
asserting that the cumulative expenditure on five items was N825
billion, representing 61 per cent of the Cumulative Total Overhead Expenditure
of N1,353 billion for 2012 to 2014.
The Unit, she said, carried out an
extensive and detailed review of the Overhead Expenditure data of the
government for the period 2012 to 2014, and found that the overhead spending
pattern was concentrated on a limited number of items including travel,
maintenance, local and international training, welfare and office stationery cum
computer consumables.
According to her, this means that
the average amount expended annually on these five items during this period
was N275 billion, stressing that the estimate for 2015 shows a continuation
of this trend with overhead spending exceeding allocations to capital in all
the years reviewed.
Oniha also noted that another
finding from the review was the large expenditure on honoraria and sitting allowances,
refreshment and meals, books, fuel, publicity and adverts.
She further said that in relation to
procurement, which has been identified as a major source of potential savings
for government, the Efficiency Unit has prepared a list of good and services
which are regularly procured by MDAs.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms)
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