December's Edition of Reformer Monthly: BPSR BRIEF NEW ACTING HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION

BPSR BRIEF NEW ACTING HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION

Dr. Joe Abah, DG, BPSR with Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita,

On Tuesday, 17th November 2015, the Director General, BPSR briefed the new Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, FCA on the Bureau’s functions and activities, and key reforms undertaken in the Federal Public Service since the return to civil  governance in 1999. In attendance at the briefing session were senior aides of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and BPSR top management staff.
The highlights of the Director General briefing included the following key activities of the Bureau:

1. The BPSR publication, titled “Public Service Reforms in Nigeria, 1999-2014: A Comprehensive Review” which assesses the impact of all key governance reforms in Nigeria since 1999. The compendium presents the reform initiatives, achievements, major challenges, and next steps, and also serve as a comprehensive baseline for future public service reform efforts.
2. The conduct of the public perception survey of Nigerian households, private establishments and public organizations to find out how Nigerians feel about the various reforms that the successive government has embarked on between 2009 and 2014. The Survey forms a robust baseline on which to launch future public service reform efforts in 2016.
3. Update of the National Strategy for Public Service Reforms (NSPSR).
4. Update on the Oronsaye Report and Government White Paper on the Report of the Presidential Committee on the Restructuring and Rationalization of Federal Government Agencies, Parastatals and Commissions; and
5. BPSR publication of the documents titled (i) How to Merge and Wind Down MDAs, and Parastatals (ii) Manage and Reforms Agencies and Parastatals.

The Director General also used the occasion to highlight areas that the OHCSF and BPSR had collaborated. This included:

• Merger and Restructuring of MDAs
• Review of Oronsaye Report and White Paper
• SMAT-P and Lead-P capacity building programmes
• Performance Management System
• HR Curriculum and Skills Inventory
• Compendium of Public Service Reforms
• Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC)
• Manpower Budget Defence; and
• IPPIS Steering Committee.

In her comment, the Head of Service thanked the Director General, BPSR for the detailed briefing. She observed that, despite its good intention, it was high time to revisit the tenure policy, with a view to reviewing it to address the areas of concern raised by most Nigerians. Finally, she tasked the Bureau for more collaborative efforts with her office to move the civil service to greater heights.

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