The Sokoto State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has unveiled an assessment roadmap that consisted an integrated software for periodic appraisal of departments performances.
The State Commissioner, Dr Abubakar Zayyana, disclosed this at the end of stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Sokoto.
Zayyana explained that the initiative would ensure seamless coordination by the ministry and allow alignments, addressing challenges, evaluations and realtime identification of areas that need improvement.
” The roadmap is a plan to achieve certain objectives of the ministry in the next 12 months and equally providing support toward achieving desired success in line with the 9-points agenda of Gov. Ahmad Aliyu’s led administration.
” The software was designed to send alerts to department directors to ensure that they stay are on track and avoid managerial delays.
” It will also alerted the departmental heads of upcoming tasks and allow the ministry to assess their performance and identify areas of improvement, ” he said.
He emphasized that the ministry’s leadership is committed to supporting innovative ideas from staff members that contribute to the state’s economic development.
Zayyana expressed optimism that the roadmap would drive economic growth and development and facilitate abiding with international standards of executing projects and services in the state.
The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Hajiya Maryam Barade, has eulogized the innovations of the Commissioner, expressing optimism that with his vast knowledge, experience and commitment the ministry would gradually move to greater height.
Barade assured that staff of the ministry to be more proactive in justifying their assigned duties for the development of the ministry and state in general.