Taraba trains civil servants on e-governance
The Taraba Government on Monday, begun training of senior civil servants in line with Gov. Agbu Kefas’ move to introduce electronic governance system in the State.
Kefas, represented by the state Head of Service, Ms Suzy Nathan, spoke at the opening ceremony of a five-day Professional Development Workshop for Secretaries of Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Jalingo.
He said that the training was one of the components of the ongoing strategic roadmap to repositioning the civil service.
He said that at the end of the training, participants would be suitably prepared to adapt to the modern and emerging trends of bureaucracy and administration.
According to him, this is through the seminar papers that the workshop’s seasoned resource persons will present, which will cover a wide range of topics.
“My goal is to transform and institutionalise a civil service in which everyone is adaptive and compliant in computer literacy to entrench an e-governance platform that will boost efficiency, eliminate bureaucratic redtape, and enhance transparency,’’ he said.
The governor noted that the workshop promised to bring the secretaries up to date in line with his vision for the service.
“I can guarantee you that regular training seminars like this will be extended to other cadres in the civil service as well.
“In my inaugural speech, I clearly stated that my administration will restore the integrity of the civil service, which has been bastardised through favoritism and political considerations.
“We will give the civil service a better orientation to restore its professionalism. I am committed to this and in doing this, we will be fair and firm as we act only in pursuance of public interest and public service rule.
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“Therefore, as this administration stabilises and puts its development plan into action, I ask for the steadfast support, loyalty and collaboration of the whole civil service in implementing our strategies and goals,’’ he said.
Kefas promised to continue to prioritise the welfare of workers, saying a happy workforce would be committed, diligent and forward-thinking.
Earlier, Prof. Francis Nchuchuwe, the lead training consultant from the Lagos State University, said the essence was to equip secretaries of ministries and agencies to become more effective.
Nchuchuwe added that the government was determined to ensure that the workforce was effective in implementing the policies of the government
