BPSR unveils programme for retired public servants
By Bridget Ikyado
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms says it has unveiled a programme to tap from the knowledge of retired public servants as part of efforts to provide qualitative services to Nigerians
The Director-General of the Bureau, Mr Dasuki Arabi, made this in Abuja while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch.
He said that the programme tagged ‘Public Service Diary’, would compile data of the retired public servants.
“The spirit behind that is to see how we can galvanize and collect information of all persons that have passed through the public service, so that we will be able to tap from the knowledge and resources they have.
“Government had spent a lot of money training most of these public servants and once they exist, they exit with everything that they have. This is an opportunity for us to tap from what they have,” Arabi added.
He said a website will be opened through which they will upload their information so that they will continue to be of benefit to the country.
Arabi said the Bureau planned to hold meetings with such retired officers to get their buy-in.
The DG also said that the Bureau was working with Civil Society Organizations on the reform process, in order to achieve the desired results.
“In line with the government commitment to Open Governance Partnership, we want to show the public service and public servant that civil society groups are there to help us work.
“They are Nigerians working for good service, to improve the life of the common man on the street,” he added.
Earlier, Umar Yakubu, Executive Director, Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, pledged to deliver to contribute in deepening public sector reforms in the country.
Umar who handed over a Web portal on Public Service to the Bureau, said it was developed to enhance the contribution of the public sector for the economic growth and prosperity of the country.
“On behalf of the team of the center of Fiscal transparency and integrity watch.
” I thank the D-G for all the opportunity to have this MOU where we can see and bring in our ideas on how to deepen public sector reforms, which this agency is saddled with the responsibility to do so.
“Our work might be very little, but we belief that the public sector is the part to economic growth and prosperity, without the public sector, we cannot achieve anything.
” In spite of all the negativity we hear from the media especially the toxic social media, we have seen that the agency is really trained by team that is so focused on making positive change for the country,”he said.