… says Over 5,000 Computers, Fiber Optic Connection Across Offices Put In Place
… Edo Will Achieve Paperless Governance Environment September 1st – Obaseki
The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has boasted that the state public service is most the digitalized public service in Nigeria with over 5,000 computer and fiber optic connection across offices in the State.
He added that by September 1st, 2023, the state would have achieved a paperless governance environment which, according to Obaseki, would make the first state to achieve the feats of first paperless governance environment state.
Obaseki said this at the commissioning of the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) in Benin City, in honour of the former Edo State Governor, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, who marked his 84 birthday anniversary Saturday, August 12, 2023.
INFO DAILY reports that JOOPSA was put in place to upskill the Edo State Government public service with high impact leadership, technical management and ICT skills to deliver on the new way of working in line with Edo STEP.
INFO DAILY also reports that it was established to also educate the state workforce on the business aspect of public administration and finance, to create an entrepreneurial mindset, and helping the state boost/improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
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Obaseki who further described Edo public servants as the best, added: “I will be the last governor to work with physical files in the State.
“The offices of our public servants in Edo State are the best they can be and well equip with State of the art facilities which can be compared to any you can fine in the world with 24/7 electricity and fast internet connectivity.”
According to the Governor, “We have taken the welfare of our public servants as a priority because we know that if you don’t pay people properly, and takecare of them you should expect high productivity from them. The don’t joke with the welfare of of our workforce as we ensure that all working with us have heath insurance as you don’t need to pay for treatment.
“We have fully funded contributory pension scheme, which we started 1st of January 2017 and the scheme I am told that the savings in that scheme is approaching N10 billion as we will not have a situation when people retired you don’t have money to pay them”.
Obaseki said in order to curb and deal with the human capacity deficiet in the civil service, his administration embarked on setting up JOOPSA as a centre of excellence to train and build the capacity of public servants to enable them perform optimally.
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Adding, “The Academy will undertake training, research, exchange and intellectual linkages with other local and International Institutions. It is clear to us that only a well skill workforce that can drive meaningful and impactful change in governance and sustain our development efforts in Edo State.
“The fact that we have moved Edo State Civil service to an electronic platform makes important to have the facilities where we can train and improve the Knowledge of our workforce given the fact that the training need for efficient service delivery are always going to be reoccurring because technology keeps changing. Therefore, it important we have a permanent structure and system to continue to upgrade our workforce in the State.
“Edo State have decide to go digital as the world has taking that direction and Edo is leading the way as we invest in extensive digital infrastructure as we are now on the verge of completing the link of 2000 KM of fiber optic connection across Edo State to connect every local government area to enable people link up to what we are doing in JOOPSA.
“Our workforce will continue to receive continue training to opt and deliver effective and efficient service delivery to contribute to the development and growth of the State.
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“We decided to name this academic after the first executive governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, because he is an example of what the State tries to propagate. That of integrity, fidelity, interlectualism and excellence.
“We are standing on platform played before our time and important to honour those who started the journey to encourage others to sacrifice for the Country”.
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