HOS charges civil servants on skills acquisition

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has, advised Federal Public Servants in the country to explore ways of improving themselves through the acquisition of news skills to enable them to give the best to the nation.

Oyo- Ita gave the advise in her office in Abuja recently when she declared open a one-day seminar organized by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigerian (ASCSN), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Chapter with the theme: “The Removal of Fuel Subsidy: The Gains and Pains”.

A statement signed by Assistant Director [Media] Mohammed Manga in Abuja, said that the HOS was represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary, common Services Office in the Office of the Head of Service, Mr. Yemi Adelakun

Oyo-Ita said that through the acquisition of such relevant skills, Public Servants in the country can now imbibe the attitude of “Do it yourself!” approach rather than relying on government to do everything, especially in the face of current economic realities.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Jamila Shuara, said that in the absence of available forex lines or crude volumes to continue massive importation of Petroleum Products, “it is clear that unless immediate action is taken to liberate the petroleum supply and distribution, the queues will persist, diversion will worsen and the current prices will spiral out of control.”

Also represented at the occasion by the Director of Human Resources in the Ministry Mr. Baba Mairiga, Shuara listed the benefits of the new framework to include: stabilizing the economic fundamentals and allowing for access to development loans; create labour stability as well as providing government with more revenue to address social and infrastructural needs of the country.