The Adamawa State Executive Council has approved a memo on the progress report of the state's business enabling reform action plan to boost its institutions for transparency.
The state EXCO gave its approval on Friday at a meeting chaired by the Adamawa State Governor, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
Briefing Government House Yola reporters after the meeting at the Council Chambers, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Iliya James, disclosed that the Business Reform Action Plan was approved as a requirement of the eligibility criteria for the state's action plan on business reform with the World Bank.
He explained that the Adamawa State EXCO had given its approval in January 2023 to enable the state to participate in the World Bank programme.
According to Hon James, the programme's purpose is to strengthen the state's institutions for good governance, accountability, and transparency.
"It has become necessary to participate in the project to assess performance and disbursement for the state," Hon James emphasised.
"The programme is performance-based, and if the state participates in it, it will boost the state's revenue to meet the needs of other developmental projects in the state."
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy further announced that the state's business enabling reform action plan would help in areas of transparency and electronic platforms for revenue collection. He added that it would also create a very good business environment for the state government to ensure that transparency and accountability are enhanced.
Hon Iliya James stated that if the state government participate in the World Bank programme, the state's procurement process would be transparent, conducted electronically, and open to everyone.
He said that in financial management, everyone would be able to access information about the government's activities, finances coming into the state, and how the state government spends it.
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