Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the
civil service of the federation, says there is a need for the federal
government to increase the salary of civil servants in the country.
She said this is part of the
2017-2020 federal civil service strategy and implementation plan to boost civil
service in the country.
Oyo-Ita spoke on Wednesday at a
sensitisation workshop organised for civil servants in Abuja.
She said the strategy, which has
been approved by the federal executive council, had eight priority areas aimed
at making the nation’s civil service efficient, productive and incorruptible.
She said the priority areas,
inclusive of salary review, were selected based on their relevance to the
economic recovery growth plan.
“We need to launch a salary
review of the civil service as a first step to enhance the value proposition of
civil servants,” Oyo-Ita said.
“I am for salary review. We must
increase salary. I am not saying this as a union leader but because I am aware
of what workers go through.”
She added that the plan also
seeks to re-design three core training modules, including leadership
enhancement and development programme as a top talent programme to cultivate
the next generation of leaders in the service.
It also aims to drive high-level
impact, institutionalise performance management, drive innovation as well as
introduce non-monetary recognition into the civil service.
Oyo-Ita said by 2020, the plan is
expected to have delivered outcomes that include N60n-120bn savings from
cleaning HR data on IPPIS; and N2.5bn annual savings from digitising content.
She added that 25,000 civil
servants are expected to have been trained through revamped core modules
contained in the plan, while 200 future leaders would also be trained.
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