The Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, has said that the present administration would continue with the capacity development programmes for civil servants in the state.
She stated this during the induction/training programme organised by the Office of the Head of Service held at the Local Government Service Training Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan.
According to a release by Abiodun Atilola, Media Officer to the SSG/HOS, over 500 senior and management staff have benefitted from local, national, and international training programmes since the inception of the current government to attain best practices in governance and socio-economic development.
The Head of Service commended Governor Seyi Makinde for recruiting approximately 23,000 workers in the State Civil/Public Service, accelerating infrastructure development, upholding the rule of law, promoting peace and security, and appointing forty-five (45) Permanent Secretaries in a single, unprecedented move.
Mrs Olubunmi Oni enjoined all civil/public servants in the state to reciprocate these gestures through dedication, unalloyed loyalty, and maximum cooperation, thereby swiftly realising various laudable policies and programmes embedded in the Omituntun 2.0 Roadmap for Sustainable Development of the State.
She admonished the newly recruited and converted officers. She urged officers to embrace hard work, honesty, punctuality, and dedication to work and see their appointment as a rare gesture from God and the present government in the state.
She said, “I congratulate you and also admonish you to abide by the oath of office which you swore to in the course of this 2-day capacity programme by ensuring that public interest is placed above personal interest as you navigate through the journey of the State Civil Service.”
She added that the present administration in the state, under the leadership of Engr. Seyi Makinde, is building a dynamic and virile public service in which officers can compete favourably with their peers worldwide.
In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Head of Service, Mr. Paul Oyekunle, admonished all the participants to be loyal and dedicated at their various duty posts.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamorudeen Aderibigbe, urged the newly recruited officers to familiarise themselves with applying the Public Service Rules and Regulations.
