HoSF CALLS FOR SYNERGY BETWEEN AIDES AND CIVIL SERVANTS

HoSF CALLS FOR SYNERGY BETWEEN AIDES AND CIVIL SERVANTS

 

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, is committed to ensuring that the required synergy and harmonious working relationship exists between the Office of the Honorable Ministers, who are the representatives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and Civil Servants with a view to enhancing effective service delivery and socio-economic developmental goals in the overall interest of the nation.

She made this disclosure during a One-Day Sensitisation Workshop for Senior Ministerial Aides held in Abuja, on July 23, 2024.

Represented by the Permanent Secretary for Service Policy and Strategies Office (SPSO), Dr. Deborah Odoh, the HoSF stated that the sensitisation workshop was necessary in order to ensure the full implementation of Mr President's Renewed Hope Agenda for the nation.

 According to her, ''the country is at a critical point in its journey towards national development and it is our responsibility to support those in the leadership position and ensure that the much-needed policies and programs are effectively and efficiently implemented in order to secure the future we desire of our beloved country", she affirmed.

Dr. Yemi-Esan further stated that the sensitization workshop has therefore been designed to further build up capacity to support the achievements of each Ministry’s mandate, strategic objectives and targets.

Dr. Yemi-Esan added that in line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the key areas is expected to be covered by a very experienced and carefully chosen resource persons includes; the revised public service rules, financial regulations, Public Procurement Act, Ethical Codes of Conduct and the Public Service, Administrative Procedure, and Management Reforms.

She buttressed further that the workshop will equip participants with the necessary information that will guide their day-to-day activities and facilitate a smooth working relationship between ministerial aides and the civil servants.

 In her Welcome Address, the Director, Organisation and Development (ODD), in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Mimi Abu, stated that the overall goal of the sensitisation workshop is to promote synergy and provide improved harmony in the workplace for maximum productivity in the Service. 

She urged for collaborative efforts in ensuring stakeholders  adherence to the guiding principles for effective service delivery.

 

M. A. Ahmed;

Director, Communications.

July 23, 2024.