By Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, North
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Khalil Suleiman Halilu has assured the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) that the Agency would deliver on its mandate of transforming Nigeria’s technology and innovation landscape.
This assurance is conveyed in a press statement e-signed by the Director of Information at NASENI, Segun Ayeoyenikan.
As per the press advisory, the NASENI EVC/CEO stated this at the opening ceremony of a two-day staff training of NASENI by the Bureau, led by its Director-General, Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi for the mandatory deployment of Self-Assessment Tools (SAT) for service delivery at the Agency’s Headquarters in Abuja, north central, on Monday January 12, 2023.
Mr. Halilu reaffirmed the commitment of the Agency in fulfilling its mandate by maintaining a steadfast focus on NASENI 3Cs principles of Collaboration, Creation, and Commercialization through harnessing the power of technology, human skills and talents to deliver remarkable benefits to Nigeria on multiple fronts.
According to Halilu, in order to carry out NASENI’s Mandate effectively, it was crucial to conduct a thorough assessment of the performances in line with best practices. “This tool enables organizations to evaluate themselves comprehensively, gaining insights into how effectively they are meeting their goals.
“BPSR has employed a participatory focus group approach as the methodology for this tool, making it accessible to individuals across all levels of the Public Service,” he said, while encouraging all participants to give their undivided attention and make the most use of the opportunity for self-assessment and growth.
He said NASENI stood to gain significant advantages from the implementation of SAT by identifying its strengths and areas for improvement, enhancing professional practices, encouraging partnerships with esteemed organizations, creating opportunities to celebrate growth, developmental achievements, and skill acquisition, among other benefits.
In his remarks, the DG at BPSR said the Bureau initiated the tools for Self-Assessment, monitoring and evaluation of reforms in Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) of the Federal Government for effective service delivery.
While buttressing on the mandates and directives of the Federal Government to BPSR to carry out reforms on all the MDAs, Mr. Arabi noted that SAT was for the purpose of planning, accountability and management of public funds and to ensure that the system was corrupt-free especially in financial transactions.
Arabi, however, called on NASENI as a Government Agency to embrace SAT in all its dealings and ensure that they owned their work to deliver effectively as the agency’s boss was only in the system to guide them.
