By joshua KOGI GOVT FLAGS OFF 3-DAY TRAINING ONEGOV IGMS, SAYS TECH ALONE CAN’T TRANSFORM GOVERNANCE
The Kogi State Government has commenced a 3-day Stakeholder Training on the Kogi OneGov – Integrated Government Management System, IGMS, with a charge to participants to take ownership of the new digital platform.
The training, which began on Tuesday, 2nd September 2026, and will run till Thursday, 4th September, brought together Permanent Secretaries, Heads of MDAs, Directors, Finance, Procurement, HR and ICT officers from across the state.
Declaring the training open on behalf of the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris, FCA, FCTI, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Budget and Economic Planning 2, Dr. Elijah Evinemi, said Kogi OneGov was designed to change the way government business is conducted in the state.
According to him, the vision of the initiative is captured in the statement: “One Government. One Platform. Better Service.”
Dr. Evinemi explained that the current system where budget, treasury, procurement, payroll, revenue, assets and documents operate in silos has slowed down service delivery and weakened accountability.
“Kogi OneGov is about changing that. Our budget should speak to our treasury. Our procurement should speak to our budget. Our payroll should speak to verified personnel records. And our documents should move faster, more securely and more transparently,” he stated.
He stressed that technology alone cannot transform government, adding that the success of the platform depends on the people who will use it.
“These three days are about you. Ask questions. Test the system. If something doesn’t make sense, say so. You are not just trainees. You are our change agents and future champions of Kogi OneGov,” he told participants.
The Special Adviser described OneGov as more than an ICT project, noting that it is a governance reform, a public financial management reform, and an institutional reform aimed at improving service delivery to the people of Kogi State.
He added that under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, FCA, the government remains committed to strengthening institutions and ensuring that every naira of public resources delivers value through transparency, reduced duplication and data-driven decisions.
Dr. Evinemi urged participants to be willing to learn, unlearn and relearn, noting that the adjustment from manual and fragmented processes to an integrated digital system is necessary for institutional growth.
He appreciated Governor Ododo for his support, and commended the technical team, resource persons and MDAs for their efforts in bringing the project to fruition.
The training is themed around improving efficiency, transparency and service delivery through the full deployment of the Integrated Government Management System across all MDAs in Kogi State.