SGF Tasks New Ministers On Collaboration For Sustainable Devt

By Miriam Humbe

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has tasked the newly appointed Ministers on the need to collaborate with other Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and key stakeholders in actualizing their mandates in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday.

The SGF gave the charge at the 2-day Induction Retreat for the newly appointed Ministers organized by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja.

He congratulated the new Ministers on their appointments, and underscored the need for collaboration to achieving sustainable development.

The SGF said: “Your roles also require close collaboration with your colleague Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Agencies and other Stakeholders. Effective inter-ministerial cooperation will be crucial in addressing the multifaceted challenges we face, from economic recovery to social cohesion and sustainable development”.

Sen. Akume called on the new Ministers to imbibe the tenets of transparency, accountability and excellence in the discharge of their statutory mandates as custodian of public trust.

He assured that his Office would give the needed support to the Ministers in actualizing their mandates and urged them to provide leadership for the ministries in the formulation, implementation and tracking of government policies, programmes and projects.

The immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, urged the Ministers to work in synergy with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes in line with the eight priority areas of the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, enjoined the new Ministers to work in collaboration with the Permanent Secretaries in the actualisation of their respective mandates.

She further encouraged them to take advantage of the ongoing reform in Federal Civil Service, especially the Federal Civil Service Strategy Implementation Plan (FCSSIP) 2021-2025 and ensure that their Ministries are up-to-date on its implementation.

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head of the Central Delivery Coordinating Unit (CDCU), Hadiza Bala Usman said that the induction retreat would avail the new Ministers the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the key Presidential Priority Areas and how to relate with other stakeholders in their various Ministries in “Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda” as the theme of the induction reads.

DG, Directorate of State Services, Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, one of the resource persons at the Retreat advised the new Ministers to imbibe discretion in handling sensitive government documents so as not to undermine the security of the country.