Departments

Directorate of Cabinet, Political and Special Services

FUNCTIONS OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIRECTORATE

As a service unit, the Directorate carries out all its statutory duties through the various Departments.

1. POLITICAL DEPARTMENT:

Responsible for the coverage of the official engagements, and courtesy calls on the Executive Governor and initiating follow-up actions on Policy pronouncements/directives arising there from

Represents the State Government in the recruitment boards of the Armed Forces, the Police, Prisons and Immigration; and

Liaison with the Army, Airforce and Navy on matters relating to admission into their Secondary and Tertiary Institutions.

2. CABINET DEPARTMENT:

The Department is the Official Secretariat of the State Executive Council which is the highest Policy making body of the State. The Secretariat is responsible for among other duties;

Taking of minutes and notes at Exco Meetings;
Production of Exco Conclusions and Extracts;
Circulation of Exco Conclusions to Commissioners and other relevant Members;
Receipt of Memoranda and Briefs from Ministries, Departments and Agencies for circulation to Members of the State Executive Council;
Ensuring the implementation of Council’s decisions/directives through the issuance of Exco Extracts to Commissioners;
Retrieval and custody of Council’s documents upon the dissolution of Council;
Liaison with Commissioners as it relates to Exco Matters; and
Maintenance of Exco Chambers.

3. ARCHIVES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT:

The functions of the Department include:

Locating, assemblage, rationalization and classification of documentary source materials of the State for purpose of permanent preservation and research;
Advising Departments and Ministries on systematic method of disposition of non-current records and the transfer of valuable records to the State Archives;
Advising Government Departments on good records management procedures and records keeping culture in the operations of Government business;
Establishment of facilities for records management practices and provision of archives equipment for the preservation of records adjudged worthy of permanent preservation;
Provision of programme for security microfilming of all archives relevant to the continuity of activities of Government and improvement of the cultural heritage of the people;
Participate at both national and international activities necessary for improvement of professional and technical functions of archives in Edo State.

SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT:

The functions of the Department include:

Coverage of State Security Council Meetings;
Preparation of State monthly Intelligence Reports;
Providing regular Security orientation seminars in collaboration with the appropriate security Agencies;
Vetting requirements relating to traveling documents e.g International Passport and certification of letter of State and Local Government Area of origin;
Handling applications from other Nationals wishing for Nigerian Citizenship;
Attendance of regular quarterly meetings of Federal and state security Administrations;
Attending to correspondence relating to Security Matters.

FINANCE AND ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT:

The functions of the Department include:

Monthly preparation of payment of staff salaries in the Directorate.
Sorting for funds from the office of the Account- General and disbursement of funds according to the approvals to the various officers.
Annual preparation of appropriate account to the office of the Auditor General (State), if any.
Responds to audit queries from office of the Auditors General of the State, if any.
Ensure Accounting records are kept properly.
Annual preparation of budget for the Directorate.

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Directorate of Cabinet, Political and Special Services

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FUNCTIONS OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIRECTORATE

Directorate of Cabinet, Political and Special Services

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