The Nigeria Army has commenced specialized training for finance officers and soldiers within its 6 Division to enhance finance management proficiency.
Maj.-Gen. Adetokunbo Fayewimo, the Chief of Accounts and Budget, said at the opening of a two-day capacity training for personnel in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the essence was to boost performance.
The training is with the theme: “Personnel Capacity Development: A Panacea to Proactive and Efficient Financial Service Delivery”
Represented by Group Managing Director, Nigeria Army Welfare Limited, Maj.-Gen. Samson Jiya, Fayemiwo said that the training was organized to enable finance officers to function optimally within the ambit of the law.
He said: “The training is designed to address the training needs of finance officers and soldiers at the division level.
“This training will enhance personnel understanding of contemporary government financial policies, financial best practices and their impacts on accounting for Nigerian Army funds.
“We organized this training understanding that the duties of the Nigeria Army Finance Corps are central to the army’s performance and effectiveness both in war and peace times.”
Fayemiwo reiterated the importance of providing prompt financial services to troops across various units and formations when and where needed.
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“Finance officers must conform with extant regulations and maintain professionalism in their conduct as military personnel.
“I have mandated all Nigeria Army finance personnel to be proactive and proficient to ensure effective performance of their duties at all levels,” he added.
Maj.-Gen. Jamaal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding 6 Division, said that the training was essential for military professionalism because it would serve as a foundation for discovering potential.
According to him, the frequent training programs organized by the army headquarters have significantly enhanced efforts to address the daunting security issues in the South South region.
“Recently released data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission indicated growth in the nation’s crude oil output.
“This growth was made possible through our reinvigorated operations to eliminate illegal crude oil activities and our focus on personnel training,” he said.
Abdussalam said that the finance corps, as the nerve center of the division, should actively improve and demonstrate greater proficiency in fulfilling its responsibilities.
“Financial personnel must continue to learn and adapt to the many financial policies introduced by the Federal Government to handle the dynamics of current financial revolution,” he said.
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