OLOMOJOBI, EKITI HOS TASKS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS ON EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY.

OLOMOJOBI, EKITI HOS TASKS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS ON EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY.

...says administrative officers occupy a critical place in service delivery.

 Ekiti State Head of Service,Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi has charged  Administrative Officers in the State Civil Service to discharge their duties diligently and efficiently in order to accomplish the  goals of the public service as well as the developmental agenda of the present administration in the State.

Olomojobi gave the charge during an interactive meeting with all the administrative officers in the State Civil Service in Ado.

The Head of Service who emphasized that Ekiti state civil service has great potential to deliver on its core mandate of successfully 

implementing  government's policies and programmes,said there is a need to enhance the skills and competencies of officers in order to ensure maximum outcome in service delivery for the good people's of Ekiti state

While noting the government's commitment and contributions to supporting the civil service ,she stressed that all hands must be on deck to ensure improved performance within the rank and file of the service.

Olomojobi, who   noted that His Excellency, Governor Biodun  Abayomi Oyebanji, is favourably disposed to a phased digitization of government business and a consequent  turn-around of the civil service as encapsulated in  the 2025 budget . The head of service reiterated that administrative officers have a crucial role to play in this  process

While calling on officers to be change agents who commit themselves to continuous personal evaluation and appraisal of their respective performances ,the Head of service noted that the state government is willing to support officers in  upskilling and  training of personnel in areas of deficiencies.

The Head of Service called on all  Administrative Officers to see themselves as leaders in  the engine room of government, saying leadership was neither a walk over,an entitlement nor an easy task,but rather a position of responsibility which demands adequate attention and wherewithal to solve problems. 

Highpoint of the meeting was a lecture delivered by the Head of Service, titled" Building emotional resilience in the face of workplace stress". The lecture dwelt extensively on  stress,understanding emotional resilience ,workplace stressors and what  needed to be done,core values, as well as institutional support to defray workplace stressors ,among others.

Olomojobi urged Administrative officers and other workers to always take care of their health through periodic medical check- up, particularly those that have attained the age of forty years and above.

Responding on behalf of other Administrative Officers ,the Director, Service Matters and Industrial Relations in the Office of Establishment and Service Matters, Mr Biyi Oyinloye  assured the HoS of the readiness and unflinching support of members of the Administrative Officers cadre to ensure continuous  development  of the civil service and the overall success of the Biodun Oyebanji led administration.

Festus Abosede

Director Press office of the Head of Service

4th February, 2025.