Oyebanji Charges Commissioners to Discharge their Duties Excellently

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has charded his commissioners and special advisers to justify their presence in his government through excellent discharge of duties in their respective offices.

He said their continued stay in office would be guaranteed by demonstrated creative ability, ingenuity, innovative capability, and impressive performance, as he charged them to see their appointment as a calål to service and not an avenue for self-aggrandisement.

Governor Oyebanji stated this at the opening session of a three-day retreat for commissioners, special advisers, permanent secretaries, general managers, and executive secretaries held in Ado-Ekiti.

The retreat which started last Monday will end on Saturday.

The governor stressed the need for political appointees and accounting officers to work together to realise the aspiration of taking Ekiti
State to the next level of prosperity.

He further charged them to be proactive, innovative, and creative in the business of the government in order to achieve the desired results of ensuring the growth and development of the state.

The governor said the retreat with the theme: ‘Shared Prosperity: From Promise to Reality’, was very timely and apt as the government is working towards actualising the state developmental plan.

He called on all heads of MDAs to buy into the developmental agenda of the administration through the realisation of its six pillars.

Oyebanji added that the new commissioners would also be expected to commit themselves to performance bonds as a way of ensuring their continued membership of the executive council.

He charged them to hit the ground running as soon as the retreat is over and not engage in frivolous celebration or seeking media bliss. Instead, he urged them to demonstrate a sense of decency, moderation and high sense of responsibility.

According to him, “Let me add that after this retreat, you will be requested as you settle down to submit your work plan and to commit yourselves to a performance bond. Your ability on the job, creative ingenuity, innovative capability and impressive result will be the major determinant of your continued membership of the state executive council. You will always be called upon to submit yourself from time to time for performance evaluation.

“I, therefore, urge you to hit the ground running, unleash your creative energy and approach every task with every sense of urgency.

 “As you all know, we campaigned on a six-point agenda which has now crystallised to the six pillars of our administration, in order to have clear ideas of our development objectives, strategies, performance and performance evaluation.”

In his opening remarks, the Lead Facilitator, Dr. Otive Igbuzo, highlighted the objectives and expectations to include effective implementation of government policies and programmes, as all MDAs would be expected to develop a work plan towards achieving the six pillars of the administration.