This document summarizes a presentation given in Cape Town, South Africa on facilitating government-to-person (G2P) payments in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The presentation discusses Ekiti State's smart governance model and ICT strategy, which includes G2P payments as a way to achieve development goals. It outlines the advantages of G2P payments for governments and recipients, and describes Ekiti's mixed model of semi-manual, electronic, and mobile payment methods. Future plans include expanding the use of mobile payments, implementing a citizen information management system, and rolling out an agency network for payments through partnerships.

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3. Title: Facilitating G2P payments – a real life
recount
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Location: Cape Town International Convention
Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
Time: 5.20 – 5.40PM
Presented by:
Olutoyin J. Oloniteru
Director-General, ICT
Government of Ekiti State , Nigeria

4. Agenda
1.
Introduction
2.
Ekiti State Smart governance Model & ICT Strategy
3.
The advantages of G2P payments for the government entity
and for the payer
4.
The model adopted
5.
Future improvements and roll-out
6.
Ecosystem Partners & Opportunities for the Private
Sector/NGOs
7.
Conclusion

5. Introduction
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Ekiti State is one of the 36 States in Nigeria
The Capital City is Ado-Ekiti
The State was created in October 1, 1996
It is located in South West region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
It has a population of over 2.75m
It is bounded by Kwara, Kogi, Ondo and Osun States respectively to
the west, north, east/south respectively
Official website is http://www.ekitistate.gov.ng
Current Governor of the State is His Excellency, Dr. John Kayode
Fayemi
The State’s ICT function is driving by the Directorate of Information
and Communication Technology (DICT)
Mission State of the Directorate of ICT
“Driving innovation and service delivery to improve quality of life and
build a robust knowledge economy”

6. Cont…,
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G2P mean Government-to-Person
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G2P payment implies any form of payment from
government to individuals (citizens, residents in the
State’s jurisdiction, her employees etc)
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The reverse can also be considered under this
framework i.e. P2G payments i.e. Person-toGovernment payments
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P2G payments can be collectively termed Collections
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Why? – The two types of payments rely on the same
or almost similar infrastructure!

7. Cont….,
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G2P Payment Schemes
 Pension payment to retirees
 Salary payment to government workers
 Social Security payment to senior citizens/elderly group
 Fund distribution to youths under the Youths in Commercial
Agriculture Development (Y-CAD)
 Payment to unemployed youths/Job Creation
 Others

8. SmartGovernance for Development Framework
Dissemination
[GOV 2.0]
Digital Media
Strategy
Social Media
Strategy
[C4D]
Dissemination
& Participation
Implementation
Vehicle
MDG
8 – Point
Development
Agenda
[ICT4D]
Enabling
Development
[GOV4D]
Transforming
Governance
for
Development
[TGOV]
Maintenance
& Evaluation
Transformation
Agenda
Transformational
Government
ICT Strategy

9. Ekiti State ICT Strategy Framework
ICT POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SUPPORTING INTERNAL GOVERNMENT
ENABLING DELIVERY OF QUALITY
OPERATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM
PUBLIC SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESS
•Whole of Government approach to MDA
ICT needs and solutions
•Development of secure and reliable
government-wide network infrastructure
•Cost optimization of government ICT
expenditure
•Leverage ICT as a tool for providing
poverty eradication
•Development of Electronic Government
Services for Residents and Businesses
•Providing ICT4D services to support
Govt’s 8-Point Agenda
•Increasing ICT literacy of residents
ICT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Digital Signature and Electronic Document, Data Protection, Cyber Security

10. Government to Person (G2P) Payment
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Where is G2P payment within our Smart governance
for Development framework and ICT Strategy
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G2P is a central part of Government of Ekiti State,
Nigeria’s 8-Point Development Agenda, which is geared
towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals
(MDG)
G2P is part of our Transformational Governance
Process
 G2P comes under our (Public Facing Service Delivery) –
to the Public ICT Strategy, E2P-S)
External

11. The advantages of G2P payments for the government
entity and to the recipient/ for the payer
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For the Government (G2P & P2G)
 Reduction in level of fraud
 Reduction/total blockage of leakages in collection
 Reduction in cost of governance to government
 More efficient and effective government operations and service delivery
 Promotion of e-Government and e-Governance
 Increased productivity of Government workers
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To the Recipient (G2P Payment)
 Elimination of fraud as dispensed fund gets to receiver directly
 Increased recipient’s productivity: recipient can focus on other activities as they get fund
transferred to their card/mobile account (for those using these channels
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To the Payer (P2G Payment)
 Payments are sure to have been made directly to government; authenticity of genuine
payment
 Efficiency and increased productivity; payments can be done on mobile payment device,
using cards at agent’s locations or at ATM/POS point etc
 No risk of long distance travel to effect payment; with its attendant cost

12. The Model Adopted by Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria
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Currently Mixed Methods of G2P and P2G payments are used
 Semi-manual for the disbursement of stipends to the senior citizen/elderly under the
State’s social security programme; attempt is being made to automate this process now
 E-Payment for Government employees and appointees’ payments
 Mobile Payment for the Y-CAD Scheme
 E-Payment for Collections (P2G)
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Basis
 The elderly group/senior citizens are not mobile payment literate
 Mobile payment framework currently not fully developed
 Lack of coordinated and integrated Agents’ network in the State
 Youths are early adopter of mobile payment services and are mobile payment literate
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Our Belief
 The State believes in and understand the potential that e-payment/mobile payment brings
to the G2P and P2G payments space
 Our Ekiti Digital Transformation Programme will address many ICT infrastructure issues;
which will help to drive growth of the G2P and P2G payments in Ekiti State
 Great opportunities for the private sector to participate in this space especially in
deploying agency network; expanded ICT infrastructure provisioning to rural/underserved
areas

13. Future improvements and roll-out
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Implementation of the State’s Citizens’ Information Management System
(CIMS) and linkage with National Identity Management Commission
(NIMC) issued National Identification Number (NIN)
 We are implementing a CIMS Project with the Social Security Database as subset; starting
already
 Mobile Payment for the Y-CAD Scheme, Pension, Employee payments and other services
 E-Payment for Collections (P2G): mobile payments from citizens and residents
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Rollout of Agency Network
 Collaboration with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Agency Rollout
 Collaboration with Ecosystem Partner on our Ekiti Digital Transformation Programme
(See next page)
 Our strategy welcomes partners that bring value to us: private sector, governments,
NGOs, developmental agencies, Ekiti-in-Diasporas, etc
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Legal Backing for E-Payment Operations and Payments
 Enactment into law of Ekiti State’s Digital Signature, Electronic Transaction and eDocument (Proposed Bill) of 2013, which is currently work-in-progress

14. Ecosystem: Partnership & Opportunities
Private
Sector
Governme
nts &
Institutions
Ekiti Digital
Transformation
Program
(EKSG)
Ecosystem
NGOs/Dev
elopment
Organizati
ons
Ekiti-inDiaspora

15. Questions Section

16. Thank You