This Department is one of the five departments in the Ministry of Lands, Surveys and Country Planning. It is headed by the Director Administration and Supplies who is supported by various categories of senior officers and staff to carry out its day to day functions. For further information on its officers and staff see Ministry’s Organogramme for details.
This department is responsible for the administrative activities of the Ministry. Its various sections include: Administration and Supplies, Planning Research and Statistics etc. Its day to day activities cover the following.
- It is charged with the responsibility of co-coordinating activities of other department.
- In the same vain, the Department is charged with the responsibility of recruitment of juniors staff, promotion / Advancement and discipline of all categories of staff.
- It is charged with the responsibility of recognizing staff within the Ministry.
- It is charged with the responsibility of training of all categories of staff in the Ministry.
- It processes retirements / death benefits of staff in the Ministry.
- It liaises with the Civil Service Commission, Head of Service Office and Governor’s Office on Personnel matters.
- It is responsible for the compiling and updating of staff list.
- It supervises the maintenance of Telephone’s and Power Supply (Electric) matter.
- It is also in charge of office accommodation, furniture equipment.
- Preparation of Ministry’s annual estimate with Finance and Account in consultation with other heads of Department.
- It supervises and control all pool vehicles
- Signing of various order, Stores Requisition and control of store including all other allowances.
- Verification of certification, disturbance and other allowances and claims
- It supervises the general security of the Ministry’s premises.
- Overseeing of Open and secret Registry.
- Processing of Applications for Loans
- It also coordinates all Public Relation Duties such as;
- Arrangement of interviews and programmes with Media Houses for the Ministry.
- Submission of the Ministry’s activities to the Ministry of Information for reporting in the various Media.
- Preparing Advertisement and Jingles for public consumption (Concerning the Ministry’s activities).