Ogun State Government and the National Economic Society, (NES), Abeokuta Branch,have jointly organised a 3-Day Capacity Building Workshop for officers in the State’s Civil Service to further strengthen their knowledge on effective Public Service Management.
The State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser, Hon. Oladapo Okubadejo declaring open, the workshop which has its theme ‘Framework for Fiscal Management, Effective Management and Sustainable Development in Ogun State’, held in Abeokuta, described the event as strategic and timely, given the deeper instructions and knowledge acquired by participants to strengthen their management skills as part of measures being taken to reform institutions.
Okuboyejo represented by the State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan, charged the participants including Sector Secretaries, Directors of Planning Research and Statistics (DPRS) and Budget Officers to take the training exercise seriously and apply the knowledge gained professionally, as part of the Public-Sector Decision-Making Process to move the State forward.
“We should see this maiden Capacity Building Workshop exercise with NES as a channel to share knowledge, experience and sustain institutional relationships to improve professional approaches to financial planning across various MDAs in the State,” he said.
In a goodwill message, the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan, pointed out that various laudable initiatives under the present administration were significant to growth, due to their positive impacts on professional improvements and knowledge exchange opportunities to continuously improve the State’s economic landscape.
Olabimtan, commended NES, Abeokuta Branch and Ogun State Government for the partnership, saying, the Workshop, on ‘Fiscal Management, Effective Governance and Sustainable Development in Ogun State’, is critical to socio-economic development
He added that the training had brought Civil Servants, Academics and Professionals together on a central issue concerning Effective Public Administration.
On her part, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the Capacity Building Workshop’s focus, would help in further development in appropriating State’s resources effectively for substantial and sustainable growth.
In her welcome address, the Chairperson, National Economic Society, (NES), Abeokuta Branch, Prof. Comfort Amire, said NES, as economists and professionals in development systems, regarded effective planning to be the heart of sustainable development as Planning Officers were critical to the development processes which translate Government’s priorities into realistic programmes.
Prof. Amire said, the workshop was designed to strengthen the officers’ knowledge and skills in planning while enhancing the collaboration among MDAs in the State.
The President and Chairman, Governing Council, Nigerian Economic Society, (NES), Dr. Baba Musa, whose goodwill message was delivered by Prof. Comfort Amire, commended Ogun State Government for investing massively in the capacity building training of officers who manage the State’s finances through disciplined budget execution that had made the State the industrial capital of the nation.
He advised the participants to consider the exercise as investments in themselves for greater future of the State, by ensuring full commitment to professionalism and integrity in planning, budgeting systems for improved services to people of the State.
A participant from the Ministry of Forestry, who is also the Director of Planning Research and Statistics (DPRS) Department, Mr. Aina Olukayode, expressed satisfaction with the high quality of the Workshop, which according to him was insightful, exposing fellow participants to current realities surrounding fiscal responsibilities, effective governance and developmental sustainability.
He said the knowledge gained by participants would positively influence their professional duties for better service delivery.
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