Abia govt urges LG chairmen to strengthen monetary management, stop useful resource mismanagement

The Abia State Government has informed chairmen of the 17 LGAs and senior authorities officers within the councils to strengthen monetary and administrative management methods , aimed toward stopping the diversion and mismanagement of public sources.

The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs , Uzor Nwachukwu, gave the directive in Umuahia on Thursday.

Nwachukwu was talking in the course of the anti-corruption sensitization programme organised by the Abia State Government in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

He stated the administration of Governor Alex Otti was dedicated to conducting authorities enterprise with self-discipline, transparency and a deal with measurable outcomes, stressing that the rules should information operations throughout the 17 LGAs of the state.

“A project that exists only on paper is not development. An expenditure without proper accountability is not good governance,” Nwachukwu informed the Abia LGA chairmen.

He emphasised that the federal government officers should take accountability for sustaining monetary self-discipline and administrative integrity by way of correct record-keeping, clear procurement processes, efficient supervision and well timed monetary reporting.

The commissioner additional assured the ICPC of the ministry’s readiness to collaborate with it, in selling integrity and institutional accountability in Abia LGAs.