By Bridget Ikyado
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is working with Ogun Government to further deepen the gains of reforms in the state public service, which it initiated to enhance service delivery to citizens.
A statement issued on Monday in Abuja by BPSR Director of Strategic Communications, Mr Umar Aliyu said this was agreed during a visit by the Director General (DG) of the Bureau, Mr Dasuki Arabi in Abeokuta.
It was jointly signed by Odunayo Ogunleye & Ebunlomo Taiyese,Press Officers, SSG & PSTO.
The DG met with the Secretary to the Ogun Government (SSG), Mr Tokunbo Talabi and other stakeholders during the visit to appraise progress made in the reforms of the state public service.
The BPSR facilitated the setting up of the public service reform process in the state to engender timely delivery of quality services to the public.
The SSG said that the partnership had enhanced the various reforms by Gov. Dapo Abiodun, spearhead by the BPSR to reposition the state public service.
Talabi said the reforms include, the automation of the process of appointment of Permanent Secretaries and the digitisation of registration of public schools.
Others are the digitisation of Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System, establishment of state Bureau of Public Procurement, Government Delivery Unit, as well as Housing reforms, among others.
“The government delivery unit was created to serve as a platform for effective tracking and coordination of priority initiatives.
“It has consistently engaged and collaborated with Ministries Departments and Agencies, as well as stakeholders in ensuring transparency, accountability, resource control, control resolution, quality assurance and due process,” he added.
Talabi explained that the digitisation of schools registration had curtailed juvenile delinquency and criminal tendencies of some students who in the past moved from one school to the other to evade consequences of their actions.
According to him, the reform of the housing sector has removed bottlenecks for middle class citizens including public servants in owning decent houses.
Earlier, Arabi said that the visit was to offer further support to the state government to ensure that the reforms greatly public service delivery.
The DG emphasised that the reforms would bring about core public service institutions in a systemic and sustainable manner and engender enduring changes in the behaviour of public sector actors in the interest of the people.
Present during the visit were the State Head of Service, Dr Nafiu Aigoro, Permanent Secretary, Ogun Public Service Transformation Office, Mr Jola Oyeneye, and his counterpart in the Bureau of Establishments and Training, Mrs Lydia Fajounbo, among others.