Ambode urges civil servants to eliminate waste for efficiency

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has called on civil servants in the state to eliminate all forms of waste in the system to drive productivity efficiency.
   
Ambode, who spoke while declaring open a two-day training for civil servants in the state, said reducing wastage would certainly lead to increase in productivity.
   
According to him, workers have come a long way in reducing waste while increasing productivity. This is partly the result of the extensive investments in knowledge and skills by this administration,” he said.

“Although lean programmes may cut the number of public-sector jobs over time, the goal is to make the remaining ones more rewarding. Incentives come from the prospect of more meaningful work, potentially with room for greater autonomy or a chance to develop new skills.
   
“I will urge all participants in this training to actively participate in the discussions and to contribute meaningfully to realizing the objectives of this training. It is in our corporate interest to do so. This is because, if the Lagos State Civil Service is able to perfect the art of lean management and operations, the service will become able to eliminate the so-called “Three Sources of Loss,” which are waste, variability, and inflexibility,” he said.
   
Ambode noted that a lean operational system would also ensure that the Lagos State Civil Service created and maintained the beneficial ability to improve itself constantly by bringing problems to the surface and resolving them, adding that in this area, the public sector often found itself in a weaker starting position when compared to private sector entities, with gaps in skills and entrenched mind-sets.