The Lagos State Parastatals Monitoring Office (PMO), has reiterated its commitment to ensuring an improvement in the performance and revenue generation of Government Agencies and Parastatals under its purview.
This was made explicit in a statement issued recently by the Office of the Permanent Secretary of PMO, Dr. Olugbemiga Aina.
Dr. Olugbemiga Aina said part of the mandate of the Office is to ensure that agencies/parastatals meet expectations and contribute to generating funds for the government to meet the yearnings of the populace.
He went on to state that over the years, the mission of the PMOs was mainly to focus on the monitoring of agencies’ activities to drive performance and financial success while also assisting in shaping the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations.
Dr. Aina added that besides the increased revenue generation drive of the agencies under the supervision of the Lagos State Parastatal Monitoring Office (PMO), the Office also plays a very important role in governance by coordinating the activities of government agencies to ensure that funds needed for effective and smooth running of governance through the agencies are realised.
Pointing out that without the contributions of these agencies and parastatals towards the enhancement of the State treasury, the aims and aspirations of the state government for residents of Lagos State would only remain a pipe dream that may never see the light of day.
The Permanent Secretary went on to enlighten that the State has recorded and is still recording so many feats under the present administration. These dividends of democracy are visible to everyone everywhere”.
Emphasizing that the State Government is determined to lay an excellent foundation for a world-class economy and a smart city that would be able to compete with others around the world, be it in the area of infrastructure, transportation, security, education, tourism, sports, entertainment among others while ensuring compliance with modern-day information technology”.
The PMO Permanent Secretary reiterated the fact that the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration craves for an investment-driven economy, built on creating an environment conducive for investors within and outside the State to invest.
Stressing that the government remains focus driven to ensure all the plans of the Governor, to create a conducive business friendly environment would see the light of day.
However for the government to deliver on all the critical areas of development in the State, there is the need for the cooperation of all relevant stakeholders across the various agencies and parastatals of government.
Pointing out that in line with the mandate of the Parastatals Monitoring Office, the activities of all the agencies are further brought to the fore for members of the public to know how these government agencies affect the populace positively.
Adding that “apart from the fact that these agencies are directly under the supervision of PMO, the involvement of the Office in their daily activities is to ensure that they operate according to their established mandates and deliver on promise”.