Welcome message from theHonourable Commissioner for Finance
Welcome to the official website of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Finance. This platform is your trusted source for information on our financial management, policies, and activities. It underscores our commitment to transparency, accountability, and the prudent use of the state’s resources.
Here, citizens and stakeholders can access timely updates on revenue, expenditure, fiscal policies, projects, and our transparency briefings. We believe that keeping the public informed builds trust and strengthens collaboration for sustainable development. Together, we can ensure prudent financial management that drives inclusive growth, infrastructure development, and the welfare of our people.
Hon. Maxwell Embeleyi Ebibai
Highest ethical standard in expenditure
Transparency andAccountability
The Bayelsa State Ministry of Finance is mandated to establish, maintain, and continuously improve the systems for sourcing, collecting, safeguarding, accounting for, and utilizing public funds. It is also tasked with building the necessary management capacity and institutional framework to ensure the effective and efficient application of financial resources in a transparent and accountable manner. Furthermore, the Ministry is committed to entrenching due process in all government financial transactions, thereby ensuring probity, value for money, transparency, and accountability in public expenditure.”
Ensuring probity and value for money
OurCore Value
Integrity & Transparency
We adhere to the highest ethical standards in every decision and interaction.
We conduct our activities with openness and honesty, ensuring accountability to all stakeholders.
Fairness & Wellness
We are committed to promoting equity and justice for all participants in the electricity sector.
We pursue excellence in all our operations, continually embracing improvement and innovation.
Collaboration
We foster partnerships and teamwork, recognizing that collective effort is essential to achieving our goals.
Agencies
Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue
Collects internal revenues, taxes, fees etc., which are essential to the state’s fiscal base; works under or in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.
Ministry of Finance Incorporated
A government-owned corporation through which certain commercial or financial business of the government may be handled. It usually operates as a parastatal under the finance ministry.
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Office of the Accountant General
Responsible for maintaining accounts, overseeing payments, and financial reporting in the state; works in tandem with the Ministry of Finance.
State Budget Office
Oversees budget preparation, monitoring, and implementation; essential in planning and ensuring budgetary discipline.
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