The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka, has said that the ISEYA Agenda of the present administration under the leadership of Governor Dapo Abiodun required a competent workforce and efficient service that rested heavily on Statisticians and Statistical Officers, whose professional competence would determine the quality of information available to the government.
The HoS made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of a 2-day training programme, organised by the Bureau of Establishments and Training for Statisticians and Statistical Officers in the Ogun State Civil/Public Service, at the Ogun State Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency hall, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, with the theme: ‘Strengthening Statistical Capacity For Effective Planning, Decision Making and Public Service Delivery’.
He noted that reliable statistical information was fundamental to governance, as it helped to identify public needs, set priorities, allocate resources judiciously, monitor programmes and evaluate outcomes, stressing that accurate and timely data were vital for informed decision-making and improved public service delivery, urging the participants to keep developing the requisite technical skills to collect, analyse, interpret and present data accurately, objectively and professionally.
The HoS stressed that achieving the objectives depended significantly on the competence, dedication and professionalism of the workforce, describing the training as an important step towards equipping officers for effective planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
Saka, therefore, urged participants to uphold accuracy, integrity and objectivity, while they should also embrace modern statistical tools and digital technologies and ensure statistical findings were clearly presented to support informed decision-making across government policies, advising further on the need to apply the knowledge gained to improve data quality and evidence-based decision-making in their various MDAs and to collaborate with other cadres in order to advance institutional objectives and the vision of a more efficient and development-oriented service.
Earlier, Ogun State Statistician General, Mrs Omolara Adebayo, said that the Bureau of Statistics remained committed to strengthening the Integrated System of Administrative Statistics, ISAS across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) with support from the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project, OGSTEP to ensure the systematic generation, management and timely availability of administrative data for planning, monitoring, evaluation as well as policy formulation.
Adebayo, enjoined officers to collectively strengthen a culture of data-driven governance, where decisions are informed by credible evidence and administrative data, saying the knowledge acquired would help improve statistical operations within their respective MDAs.
The training had in attendance the Permanent Secretary, Civil Service Commission Mr. Jola Oyeneye and his counterpart from Service Matters, Mr. Oladipupo Ogunfowora.
Alero Funmilayo,
Information and Public Relations Officer, Bureau of Statistics
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