Ogun State LGSC Trains Staff on ICT, Harps on Training, Retraining of Personnel
By Oniyide Adegboyega
In continuation of its mandate of ensuring quality and effective workforce at the local government level in the state, the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, LGSC, has organized a short course and update meeting on Information and Communication Technology for Confidential Secretaries and Secretarial Assistants in the local government, for it’s staff in Egba and Yewa zones of the state.
The training followed the successful hosting of the same programme in Ijebu and Remo zones.
Addressing participants, the Chairman LGSC, Ms. Olivia ‘Bukunola Onabanjo, said she will continue to give the training and re-training of the workers an upmost priority in order for the workers to be in line with best global practices.
Speaking at the Egba and Yewa zones short course and update meeting, held at Crescent Muslim Professional Hall, Leme Abeokuta, Ms. Olubukunola Onabanjo said, Dapo Abiodun led government takes training and re-training of workers as a priority, for them to stand out amongst the comity of local governments in the country.
“Our mission statement epitomizes the service that is effective and efficient in service delivery, provided by a crop of well trained and disciplined personnels. it is therefore imperative to justify our huge investment in human resources development, through our individual and collective contributions to improving service delivery at the grassroot” the chairman said
She opined that “the short course is of utmost importance because of the confidentiality ascribed to the duties of the two cadres of the trainees”.
“You have unfettered access to classified information, which requires you to be cautious in your actions, in order not to jeopardize the integrity of the service.
“The secretarial activities have gone beyond the cutting of stencils, cyclostyling and use of typewriters, we are in digital age, we cannot afford to remain staunch on our primitive ways of doing things” she concluded.
Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary, LGSC, Dr. Adeolu Olufowobi, stressed the importance of the training as it will equipped the confidential secretaries and secretarial assistants on modern day technology and also rebrand them to fit into the assignments given to them.
He also stated that the Local Government Service Commission has mandated all the 20 local governments across the state to embark on in-house training for the entire workforce of their various Local governments, as this will also help to improve them on their schedules of duty.
While appreciating the commission, on behalf of other participants, Mrs Afolabi promised improvements in the discharge of their duties at the grassroots level.
She then appealed to the commission that, like an Oliver Twist, their cadre requested for more of this gesture.
The programme which was held at Crescent Muslim Professional Hall, Leme, Abeokuta also had in attendance; the Full-Time Commissioners, and Directors in the Local Government Service Commission.