Adeosun promises transparency in finance ministry

bibing

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday formally assumed duty at the headquarters of the ministry of finance in Abuja.

Adeosun, who arrived at the ministry at about 3:30pm, was warmly received by directors and other top officials in the ministry.

The minister, as soon as she entered the ministry, left no one in doubt that she was out for business as she immediately went into a closed door meeting with directors in the ministry.

It was learnt that the meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was held to familiarise herself with the workings of the ministry.

Shortly after the meeting, the minister received the handing over note from the Director, International Economic Relations Department, Haruna Mohammed, at about 4:45pm.

In a brief chat with journalist shortly after she received the handover note, the minister said she would work with everyone to ensure that the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians were achieved.

She said, “Thank you for welcoming me and I appreciate it. I look forward to working with you and getting to know all of you and am sure that over the next few months, we are going to be working closely together.”

Meanwhile, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, did not report to the ministry on Wednesday.

Top officials had waited for several hours to welcome the minister.

But while Udoma did not resume for work, the newly appointed Permanent Secretary for the ministry, Mrs. Fatimah Mede, was said to have reported for work.

Source: Punch