The Permanent Secretary, State House, Engr Olufunso Adebiyi, has said the State House is set to achieve full digitalisation of its operations by November 2024.
The perm-sec disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Special Duties to the Data Centre located within the vicinity of the Presidential Villa.
Adebiyi said the completion of the computerisation and digitalisation process would enhance efficiency, security and the seamless operation of critical administrative functions at the State House.
The visit, led by the House Committee Chairman on Special Duties, Hon. Kabir Tukura, was part the of legislators’ statutory oversight to assess the performance of the 2023 and 2024 budgets of the State House.
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The perm-sec also briefed the lawmakers on ongoing renovations at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, the former seat of government.
He noted that the renovations are expected to be completed before the end of the year.
He invited the legislators for an on-the-spot assessment of the barracks, with funds for the project and others at the Lagos Liaison office sourced from the 2023 supplementary budget and 2024 budget respectively.
During his presentation on the 2023/2024 budget implementation, the perm-sec stated that the State House had achieved 43 per cent implementation on capital projects for 2024 and an impressive 99 per cent implementation in overhead expenditure.
He also explained that in 2024, the State House’s total overhead expenditure amounted to N22.62 billion, spread across seven cost centres.
They include State House Headquarters, State House Operations President, State House Operations Vice President, Office of the Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Security Officer to the President, State House Medical Centre and Lagos Liaison Office
”Out of this appropriated amount, so far as at 31 August 2024, the total sum of N15.08 billion has been released to us; and of the said released amount, a total of N14.9billlion has so far been expended during the fiscal year, leaving an outstanding balance of N14.5 million. This represents an encouraging performance of 99 per cent,” he said.
In his remarks, Hon. Tukura expressed satisfaction with the ongoing digital transformation and commended the State House for its commitment to budgetary discipline and modernising government services.
