The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) will give priority to continuous, requisite training and capacity building for its staff, a statement from the organization has said.
The statement, which was signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, quoted the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris as saying that the initiative is imperative since the Federal Treasury is to consolidate on the successes recorded in the implementation of the public financial reform initiatives.
The Accountant General made the statement in Abuja during the presentation of certificates to Treasury Officers who completed training courses with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on IPSAS implementation and other public financial management initiative.
Idris, who said the best asset an organisation can have, is its human capital, noted that with adequate training, staff of the Federal Treasury would be able to contribute immensely to the realisation of set goals.
“In any organisation, the best asset you can have is always the human capital asset. We believe if we give capacity, if we train the staff, the staff will give their best towards actualising the dreams and objectives of the Treasury and the expectations of Government on us will be met without difficulty,” he said.
While congratulating staff who successfully completed the training, he pledged the readiness of his office to partner with competent associations and institutions to provide quality training for Treasury Officers.
He tasked the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to understudy the public reform initiatives and come up with specific training packages that will be of benefit to Treasury Officers.
On the activities of the Treasury, Idris said his office has recorded successes in the implementation of the various public financial reform initiates, adding that there has also been massive infrastructural development at the Treasury House.
He noted that all these achievements would not have been possible without the collective effort of the staff of the Treasury. He commended the management and staff for their cooperation and hard work.
“We cannot achieve all these without the support and backing of the staff, the top management and the Directors. So I commend my Directors for giving us that latitude to achieve what we have been able to achieve. It is not a one man effort, it is a collective effort and we must give it to the Directors, management and the entire staff”, he said.
Country Representative of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Mr. Tom Isibor acknowledged the robust public financial management initiatives as well as the massive infrastructural development at the Treasury House and commended the Accountant General of the Federation on the height the Treasury has attained under his leadership.
He noted that to successfully manage the country’s economy, especially in contemporary world, there is need for continuous training, adding that the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will continue to work with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
