The Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in collaboration with HIBAD Strategic Solutions Limited, has trained Local Government officials in the State on effective performance and strict compliance in achieving government development policies and programmes.
Speaking during a 2-day training at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, themed: ‘Fiscal Administrative Due Process and Enhanced Internal Revenue Generation for Ogun State Local Government Councils’, Commissioner, in the Ministry, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat said the workshop was designed to strengthen participants’ administrative and financial management capacity, while also sensitising them for due process for optimal service delivery.
He noted that a well-structured organisation is defined by the judicious and procedural utilisation of resources, which safeguards it against legal and administrative lapses and enhances institutional efficiency.
Hamzat stressed that promoting due diligence in public service was a collective responsibility, urging participants to actively engage in all sessions of the workshop to improve their performance and minimize avoidable risks in the discharge of their duties.
In his remarks, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Rotimiolu Akinlesi, urged participants to remain open to learning and relearning in order to achieve excellence in governance, adding that the knowledge gained would enhance effective service delivery at the local government level.
Earlier, a representative of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC ) Alhaji Idris Bakori, said the workshop was aimed to familiarise local government officials with financial regulations as well as to guide their operations.
He added that the collaboration would foster knowledge sharing and promote effective administrative practices.
Also speaking, Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria in Ogun State, Hon. Afolashade Adeyemo, described the workshop as timely, noting that modern governance is increasingly driven by transparency, accountability, adding that adherence to fiscal due process was fundamental to prudent financial management and building public trust.
Adeyemo further underscored the need for local governments to strengthen their internally generated revenue to adapt to current economic realities, urging councils to become more innovative and less dependent on statutory allocations.
Responding on behalf of participants, Chairman, Imeko Afon Local Government, Ambassador Theophilus Olorode, commended the organisers of the workshop, noting that improved revenue generation would enhance project delivery and improve the standard of living of the people.
He expressed confidence that the knowledge acquired would translate into better service delivery, stronger institutions and sustainable development at the grassroots level.
Abiodun Okuboyejo,
Information and Public Relations Officer, MLG&CA
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