Anambra State House of Assembly has held a two-day training programme for senior staff, with the theme of the training is “Empowering Legislative Staff for Enhanced.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that
the Speaker, Anambra Assembly, Rt. Hon Somtochukwu Udeze while speaking said
training and retraining of civil servants is a crucial tool for capacity building and a sustainable workforce.
Udeze, represented by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Okoye, noted that the training marks the first of its kind in the history of the state legislature, attributing the initiative to his various reform programmes.
He thanked Governor Chukwuma Soludo for approving the training and urged the legislative staff to take it seriously to enhance their knowledge in civil service and overall productivity.
In his address, the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Okechukwu Nwobi, represented by his deputy, Barrister Cynthia Idemobi, expressed satisfaction with the massive turnout of participants, noting that the training will significantly boost productivity.
A resource person and former Clerk of the House, Chief Pius Udoh, who delivered a lecture on memo writing, emphasized its importance and encouraged the senior staff to improve their memo-writing skills through private study.
Chief Udoh maintained that a memo must be constructively written in simple language for easy understanding and called on civil servants to eschew truancy and other negative attitudes that are against civil service rules.
Another resource person and retired Permanent Secretary, Mr. Emenike Ezinando who spoke on budgeting system in public service, posited that government budgets should wear a human face and civil servants who participate in budget drafting must anchor it on the needs of the people.
Participants thanked the organizers for the training and assured that they would apply the knowledge gained to enhance their work.
