Let me end with a quote from noted author, Sir Arthur Clarke, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Ladies and gentlemen, I am excited to see that time when we would have fully seized the benefits of information technology, for then it would be truly “magical”. Once again, my warm congratulations to the officers of PETEF and ITAP.
In this regard, the Federal Government has instituted the Due Process compliance principle, which is being implemented. BIS Review 24/2003  1  I wish to add that, to be able to measure the effects of policy, the availability of timely and reliable statistics on government revenue and expenditure cannot be over-emphasized. This is also consistent with the principles of transparency and accountability.