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DEPARTMENT IN THE MINISTRY
DEPARTMENTS IN THE MINISTRY
Industries Department
The Department of Industries supervises Companies where the State Government has investments. The Department is also in charge of monitoring the State Government’s Companies that are under construction and also advises Government on policy geared towards the establishment of new industries such as creating attractive and conducive investment environment.
Commerce Department
The Department is in charge of Registration of Business Premises and creation of Business Premises fees. They also amongst other functions participate in organizing trade fairs both Local and International trade fair. The Export Promotion Council collaborates with the Department in promoting the Export of non-oil products. The Department of Commerce also handles the effective Price Intelligence Standard Measurement, price monitoring,
Consumer Protection Unit.
Cooperative Department Assisting in organizing the members of the public into Cooperative societies so as to avail them the opportunity to benefit from Micro Credit facility in the Government is operating.
Department of Administration and Supply
The Department of Administration and Supply, whose function cuts across the entire Ministry is in charge of Personnel matters as it relates to all staff comprising forty-four (44) in number, spread over the different departments and the four Zonal Offices of Oredo, Egor, Uromi and Auchi. Issues of the posting, redeployment, promotion, discipline and welfare are handled by the department. In the same vein, the maintenance of the Ministry as it relates to repairs, purchases, vehicle maintenance, furnishings, supplies, project implementations are all handled by the Department of Administration and Supply. Thus, the Department of Administration and Supply is the Utility Room of the Ministry.
Inspectorate and Monitoring Department
The Inspectorate and Monitoring Department of the Ministry is the supervisory Arm of the Ministry as it relates to the eighteen (18) Local Government Councils of Edo State. This department ensures that Government policies, programmes, guidelines are strictly adhered to by the eighteen Local Government Councils in their day-to-day operations. The department also routinely processes to the Executive Governor requests from the Councils for approval to execute programmes/projects above N10, 000,000.00 in their Local Government Areas.
Finance and Accounts Department
The Department of Finance and Accounts is in charge of all accounts of the Ministry , viz Recurrent Expenditure; Personnel Cost, Overhead Cost, Capital Expenditure; releases, transfers, payments. It also processes the appropriation/sharing of monthly statutory revenue allocation from the Federation Allocation Account Committee (FAAC) to the eighteen Local Government Councils with due cognizance given to such areas of interest as Primary Schools, Teachers’ salary, Pension Fund for both retired teachers and Local Government staff, Training Fund for Local Government staff, Traditional Councils and PAYE of Local Government Staff.
Local Government Affairs Department
This department attends to the affairs of the communities in the state to douse tensions and bring peace and harmony among the communities and with the Government. The department in essence, promptly and timely swings into action in the event of any interruption of public peace to avert any break down of law and order in the eighteen Local Government Councils of the state. Some of the communal disputes the department successfully resolved recently include the Akuku Enwan and Igarra Communal land crises in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Ahor clashes etc.
Chieftaincy Matters
This department takes charge of all chieftaincy related matters in Edo State. It facilitates approvals by the State Executive Council of the appointments of Traditional Rulers in the different Local Government Areas of the state. It has a register for all traditional and honorary chiefs in various clans, and issues Certificate of Registration as the need arises. In essence, the department is responsible for all chieftaincy matters affecting Traditional Rulers/Clan Heads throughout the state. The department also convenes and services periodical meetings of Traditional Rulers with the Governor as directed.
Renovation Of The Secretariat Building
At the assumption of office of Mr. Governor in Edo state, the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in furtherance to its awareness of Mr. Governor’s posture and determination to enhance lives and provide enabling environment for its citizenry, initiated a partnership with the First Bank Plc in the area of beautification of the Edo State Secretariat Building, Sapele Road as its own honest contribution to corporate social responsibility and the beautification process the Government is under-taking in the state.
