Second, some departments appeared to be unwilling to give these exercises the due attention they deserve regarding them as needless bother by deliberately not responding to reminders. This has resulted into late submission of PARs and, therefore, a delay in the production of quarterly and annual reports.
But, I should add that the problem of late submission of reports goes beyond Work Planning and Budgeting activities. As a matter of fact, it is endemic and pervasive in the Bank, and involves all other bank-wide initiatives, namely: •  Business continuity and contingency planning;  •  Staff performance appraisal exercises;  •  Responses to Audit Queries.