The Head of Civil Service of Kogi state, Dr. Elijah Adeiza Evinemi, has reaffirmed the state authorities’s dedication to rejuvenate the civil service to align with worldwide finest practices.
Talking throughout a one-day management growth session held on the convention corridor of the state secretariat in Lokoja on Wednesday, the Head of Service described the civil service because the engine room of governance and emphasised the necessity for steady reforms.
Whereas commending Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his help in strengthening the civil service and guaranteeing that it remained a driving pressure for the implementation of presidency insurance policies, Dr Evinemi famous that the presence of everlasting secretaries and Administrators on the session underscored the administration’s dedication to capability constructing and effectivity in governance.
In response to him, one of many key take-aways from the session was the necessity to broaden the federal government efficiency index, which had been in place however would now embrace an incentive programme for excellent civil servants.
Whereas stressing that rewarding excellence would function motivation for improved efficiency and repair supply, the Head of Service revealed that the proposal for revitalising the civil service had already been introduced to the governor, whom he stated had given verbal approval for its implementation.
In his presentation, Dr. Adams Adeiza, an affiliate professor from Sunway College, Malaysia, who was the visitor speaker, launched the Kogi Service Pledge, a framework designed to reinforce governance and repair supply within the state.
He defined that the pledge was constructed on key ideas similar to knowledge-driven management, openness and accountability, goal-oriented innovation, inter-agency synergy, character and competence, in addition to inclusion and variety.
He confused the necessity for Kogi state to undertake international finest practices, citing Singapore and Dubai as an examples of countries that efficiently reworked their civil service via strategic reforms.
Adeiza who urged coverage makers to give attention to digitalisation and be certain that governance processes have been streamlined to reinforce effectivity and repair supply.
He advocated for the adoption of the No-Flawed-Door-Initiative, which ensured that residents acquired authorities companies effectively, whatever the workplace they approached.
He additional advisable the implementation of an enterprise growth scheme throughout the civil service to encourage innovation, self-motivation and improve productiveness, amongst civil servants within the state.