WORKERS URGED TO EVOLVE WAYS TO BOOST IGR

•  1 Feb, 2024
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Members of staff of the Ogun State Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment have been charged to devise sustainable means of surpassing the revenue target as the new year unfolds.

The state Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Kolawole Fagbohun gave the charge in Abeokuta, while declaring open a two-day Management Retreat for senior management staff in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, as well as allied agencies, with the theme, "Repositioning the Ministry for Success in the Delivery of Her Mandate in 2024".

Mr. Fagbohun said the retreat was apt, in a bid to sustain the current position of the state as second with the highest in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the country, which was achievable by the collective efforts of Civil Servants.

"This retreat could not have come at a better time as this when the state government is in dire need of cutting-edge innovations and lofty ideas that will drive the wheels of enhanced performance, towards the continued successful delivery of the ‘Building Our Future Together’ agenda of the current administration in our state", he said.

The HoS noted that the effectiveness of any organisation depends on strategic planning, execution, innovation, leadership alignment, optimisation of resources, strong collaboration of the workforce and operational efficiency, pointing out that it was essential for the management staff to embark on frequent re-evaluation of service delivery and mode of operations, in achieving Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ goals and objectives.

Mr. Fagbohun, who acknowledged Governor Dapo Abiodun’s quality leadership, resilience and unwavering commitment to governance, said his approval for numerous capacity building for all categories of officers across the state Public Service, was a clear demonstration of his commitment to the efficiency of the workforce, charging the participants to use their ideas and expertise to actualise the objectives of the retreat.

On his part, Commissioner in the Ministry, Mr. Adebola Sofela, appreciated the governor for creating an enabling environment for the Public Servants in the effective discharge of duties and for businesses to thrive, revealed that the retreat was to channel ways of fulfilling the agency’s mandate for the year 2024.

In their goodwill messages, Permanent Secretaries, Bureaux of Public Service Reforms, Political Affairs and Administration, as well as Service Matters Messers Jola Oyeneye, Kehinde Onasanya and Oladipupo Ogunfowora respectively, appreciated the Ministry for building the capacity of the workers, urging the participants to have a growth mindset towards the investment and Internally Generated Revenue drive of the government.

Earlier, the Special Adviser on Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Yemisi Dawodu and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Olu Ola Aikulola, remarked that the retreat would help to chart a new course and identify ways of improving the Ministry’s activities.