RismadarVoice Reporters, February 24, 2026
Governor Umo Eno has said that the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Akwa Ibom State will boost revenue growth and serve as a strategic tool to drive holistic development, enhance transparency, and strengthen accountability across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
Speaking during an engagement with revenue officers and key stakeholders at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, the Governor explained that the TSA would help shore up internally generated revenue, eliminate leakages, and provide empirical data to support planning and other development initiatives.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the existing revenue collection framework, Governor Eno frowned at the practice whereby MDAs expend revenues they generate while still receiving monthly imprest from government.
“Our revenue collection drive and system have not been very effective. We have invested a lot of time reviewing our systems since coming into office, and these are the efforts people do not see compared to the physical structures,” he said.
Highlighting gains from ongoing reforms, the Governor revealed that over 2,000 unaccredited workers were uncovered within the State Civil Service through a digital verification exercise driven by the Ministry of Science and Digital Economy.
He commended the Commissioner for helping to actualize the vision.
He noted that under the reviewed system, the State now deploys a digital platform that enables civil servants and political appointees to carry out self-verification and access payroll information via their mobile devices using identity numbers.
Governor Eno further explained that under the TSA regime, collection costs and operational funds would be processed through an automated system to ensure standardization, eliminate abuse.
In his opening remarks, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Emem Almond Bob, described the TSA initiative as a major public financial management reform under the present administration. He commended the Governor for clearing inherited commercial bank debts of N39.831 billion, paying nearly N80 billion in gratuity arrears out of an inherited backlog of N111 billion since 2012, maintaining over 80 percent budget performance, ensuring prompt salary payments, executing massive infrastructure projects, and settling contractors’ obligations.
He explained that the engagement was designed to address stakeholders’ concerns and agree on modalities for the remittance of operational funds to revenue-generating MDAs and institutions.
