The Federal Government has called on civil servants in the country to imbibe the time-honoured virtues of training, retraining and adoptive skills in consonance with modern work practices, ethics and processes in order to help government evolve and promote programmes and policies that will impact on the lives of the citizenry.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya gave the charge in her office in Abuja during a
familiarization visit to the Directorates under her Ministry to acquaint herself with the office environment, get first hand knowledge about the challenges confronting the staff which can likely hinder efficient service delivery to Nigerians with a view to addressing them.
Jafiya noted that Civil Servants are key to the development of any nation and must therefore enthrone the culture of innovation, both in imagination and routine work as well as develop appropriate tools for the anticipated change that goes with the emerging challenges.
The Permanent Secretary commended the Directors for their doggedness and commitment to the implementation of the policies, programmes and projects of the Federal Government and called on them to uphold the spirit of team work while also bringing their wealth of experience to bear in making sure the Honourable Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun delivers on his Mandate, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Administration, According to a statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga FCIA.
She observed that for any civil servant ready to attain world class status, he or she must re-discover himself or herself and enthrone the culture of innovation both in imagination and routine work as well as develop appropriate tools for the anticipated change and emerging challenges.
Contemporary civil servant, according to her, must not only be a change agent but must also be able to institutionalize change in modern governance and societal development. *Civil Servants must see themselves as seasoned technocrats for the promotion of growth, peace, stability, development, and democracy. They must encompass and exhibit values that will inspire others, institutions and individuals to be creative, innovative, patriotic and productive.* She said.
Responding on behalf of the Directors and staff of the Ministry, the Director Human Resources, Mrs Olusola Dada, pledged the staff’s total commitment to ensuring the full implementation of the policies, programmes and projects of the Federal Government for improved socio-economic growth and development of the country.
