Ogun to train top civil servants
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved a training programme for permanent secretaries and other top management officers in the public/civil service of the state.
This was made known in a statement made available to Sunday PUNCH by the state’s Head of Service, Kehinde Onasanya.
According to Onasanya, the one-week intensive training programme is expected to train PSs, Principals-General, General Managers and other top echelon of the service while other grade levels and cadres would also benefit from it.
The statement read, “Prince Abiodun had, during a meeting with the director of the school, Professor Sola Adeyanju, described NIPSS as the highest think tank and capacity building institution for top decision makers in the country and gave a firm assurance that the state government would maximally explore the benefits offered by the institution’s presence in Ogun State to build the capacity of its workforce.
“His Excellency is grateful to His Royal Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebu land, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, GCON, for establishing the School of Governance Studies at the Olabisi Onabanjo University and also thanked the Federal Government for approving its take-over by the NIPSS, the highest training institute for public governance in Africa.
“Mr Governor has indeed declared that the School for Governance Studies is not only a blessing to Ogun State but to the entire South West States and country.”
Onasanya confirmed that the training programme for the PSs was expected to commence in the second week of April, while civil servants on GL 13 – 17 would also be trained based on a well-structured curriculum.
Also, the Director of the School, Prof Sola Adeyanju, described Prince Abiodun as a true nationalist and a man of great vision, pointing out that NIPSS presence was already stamped in the state.
He explained that the Federal Government asked NIPSS to take over the School so it could achieve the vision of the founder, Kabiyesi Awujale of Ijebu land, and for his legacy to endure.
