The establishment of Efficiency Units by the Federal Government will help cut costs, check wastages and block leakages in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Finance, Okokon Udo, has said.
The Permanent Secretary spoke during a study tour to the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters, Abuja by a delegation from the Ministry of Finance, Nasarawa State.
Udo said government at all levels were faced with the challenge of lean economic resources amid the growing needs of the citizenry.
He said a purposeful driven economy must harness all economic building tools that must be adequately and efficiently engaged and utilised to achieve the desired outcome for the economy.
The quest to make this dream come through, Udo explained, resulted in the establishment of the Efficiency Unit at the federal level, to harness all that the government has and prudently manage to build a robust economy.
Urging government officers at all levels to imbibe the culture of efficiency by spending government resources in a more productive manner, the Permanent Secretary said this was the only way to cut costs and check the wastages in the economy.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation from Nasarawa State on the study tour, Dr. Agot James said the purpose of their visit was to understudy the operation of the Efficiency Unit at the federal level for implementation in Nasarawa State.
