The federal government has deployed selected Treasury Officers from across the country to serve as custodians of funds for over 40 donor-funded projects, with a call for strict financial discipline and innovative management practices.
Addressing the officers in Abuja at the retreat of the Federal Projects Financial Management Department (FPFMD), the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, said the officers have been entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding both public and borrowed funds, which must be managed with utmost accountability.
Represented by Mr. Akuagwu Raphael Chucks, Director Finance and Administration in the Office of the Accountant General (OAGF), Ogunjimi reminded the participants that the funds in their custody include borrowed resources that must eventually be repaid, either by the present generation or by the next.