Benue State Govt Introduces TSA In 23 Local Govts

                                           

    

The Benue State Government has introduced a Treasury Single Account (TSA) for the 23 local government areas. Governor Samuel Ortom spoke yesterday on the accounting system at a stakeholders' forum in Makurdi, the state capital. The governor said the decision to run a single account for the councils was meant to stop the diversion of local government funds and sustain his administration's drive for transparency and accountability. Ortom said he had directed labour unions to be involved in the disbursement of the bailout funds for the payment of salary arrears of state and local government workers.
Also, former Governor George Akume has hailed Ortom for his administration's plans develop the state. The former governor urged the government to make education its priority.
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Senator Barnabas Gemade, praised the Ortom administration for ensuring accountability in governance towards the state's economic recovery. Other speakers at the forum included House of Assembly's Speaker Terkimbi Kyange and the former Deputy Governor Steven Lawani.