Delta State Ministry of Finance
To promote fiscal prudence and the effective use of public funds to facilitate economic growth through wealth creation, generation of employment and poverty reduction.
POLICY AND OBJECTIVES
The broad policy objective of the ministry include:
- Promoting consistency between aggregate spending and available resources.
- Effective allocation of funds across competing needs.
- Enhancing accountability and transparency in the use of public finances.
- Modernizing system and improving financial management skills within government.
- Maximization of return on investment.
- Ensuring that government spending is within the approved budget, i.e. correlation of cash budget with the annual budget;
RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS
MINISTRY OF FINNANCE
- Formulation of financial policies and financial strategies;
- Debt management.
- Management of investment, loans and advances.
- Management of banking relationship;
- Supervision of subsidiary companies which include: Universal Investment and Development Company Limited (UIDC) and Delta Trust Mortgage Finance Company Limited (Delta trust);
- Co-ordination of the activities of the Board of Internal(BIR) and the office of the accountant-general regarding revenue collection and management of expenditure;
Commissioner for Finance
Sir Tilije Okenmor Fidelis
Professional Experience
2019--till date. Hon. Commissioner for finance, Delta State Government
2015—2019 Hon. Commissioner for Water Resources Development, Delta
State Government
2006—2015 Chairman/CEO Zeep engineering and services Ltd Lagos,
Nigeria
2005—2006 Chairman steering committee alliance bank Plc merger group
consisting of eight banks.
1999—2006 Managing Director/CEO, fortune international bank plc board
Member fortune assurance Nig. Limited
Board member, FB assets Nigeria limited
International bank pls, Victoria Island, Lagos
1997—1999 Chief banking officer/DMD, standard trust bank (Now UBA )Victoria Island, Lagos.
Professional Qualifications
2003 Fellow, Chartered institute of marketers, Nigeria
2002 Fellow, Chartered institute of bankers, Nigeria
1996 Associate member, chartered institute of Nigeria Stockbrokers
Membership of National committees
2003 Presidential committee on offshore banking in Nigeria
2003 Banker sub-committee on corporate Governance in Nigeria
2001 Bankers sub-committee on interest rates reduction in Nigeria
1996 Alternate member, council of chartered institute of stockbrokers
1995 Organizer and one of the founding fathers of the association of issuing House of Nigeria
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Office of the Commissioner for Finance
Sir Tilije Okenmor Fidelis
Office of the Permanent Secretary
Mr. Gibson Pinnick E
Office of the Accountant General
Board of Internal Revenue
Dept. of Investment and Loan
Mr. Gibson Pinnick E
Dept. of Research and Statistics
Director Mr. Regah Ochuko
Dept.of Administration Administration
Director Mr. Onowugbeda S.O
Dept. of Debt Management
Director Mr. Ekwabu John
Dept. of Finance and Accounts
Mr. Ogunje Emmanuel