Solomon Attah
Lafia
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha has tasked staff in the Cabinet Affairs Office across the states of the Federation to exhibit high sense of competence and capabilities to deliver service, such that would advance good governance at all levels of government.
He said, as a frontline policy management organ of Government, his office was committed to collaboratively reposition cabinet affairs Offices across the states of the country to meet it vision.
Mustapha who was speaking at the Regional Meeting of Secretaries to the state Government and Heads/Permanent Secretaries of Cabinet Affairs Office at the State and Federal levels for North Central Geo-Political Zone in Lafia.
He noted that, being an indispensable tool for actually policy objectives of governments, there was need to effectively manage the policy making process of the government to enable government take informed decision requires to address the numerous development challenges that the county had to contend with over the years.
He observed that, policy making and management are the most demanding and critical functions of government at all levels.
“It requires core competences and capabilities, especially from cabinet Affairs Officies which are tasked with managing, coordinating and tracking the processes of governace.”
According to Mustapha, it was therefore the duties of staff of Cabinet Affairs Office to ensure that they take advantage of opportunities before the now to advance good policy options for the greater good of the country.
He charged them to see the zonal meeting as opportunities to renew their zeal and commitment to deliver on their mandate, advising them “to embrace the new initiative of community practice as a strategy that will support states and Nigeria in our development strides.”
The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Emmanuel Akabe, who stood in for his boss, Abdullahi Sule underscore the importance of Cabinet Affairs Office to any Government of the world, and challenged them to live above board.
Governor Sule observed that, as one of the most responsible and responsive organ in governace, they should be set to advising Government accordingly for upmost service delivery to the masses.
He assured that his administration would train and retrain staff of the cabinet affairs Office in the state to catch up with global affairs and to meet international standard in their duties.