The Lagos State
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, has declared
that one of the cardinal direction of Governor Ambode-led administration is to
invest in capacity development of government officials who are major
stakeholders in articulating his plans, programmes and policies for the
development of the State, reports ITRealms.
Ayorinde said that
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is specifically interested in the way and manner
activities of the government is communicated to Lagosians including people at
the grassroots and would continue to support the Public Affairs Officers in
honing their skills to help in achieving the objective for better service
delivery.
The commissioner made
this known today while declaring open the second stream of the retreat
programme organized for Public Affairs Officers in the employ of the government
held at Golden Tulip Hotel, Amuwo Odofin.
Speaking on the
rationale behind the change in nomenclature from Public Relations Officers to
Public Affairs Officers, the Commissioner said the government expects public
involvement in information management in line with the pledge made by the
Governor during his inaugural address to run a government of inclusion.
He called for improved
commitment to duty from the officers urging them to go extra miles in gathering
information that would project the state government better and also benefit
members of the public.
Giving the overview of
the retreat, the Director of Public Affairs in the Ministry, Mrs. Adetoro
Oladapo said that the programme was organized to boost the capacity of
officers especially with their new nomenclature, standardize public affairs
practice, provide opportunity for officers to network and also jointly provide
solutions to challenges confronting them.
According to her, the
theme for the retreat ‘'Public Sector Information Management in Challenging
Times'’ was deliberately chosen to equip the officers with needed skills to
communicate government activities to the diverse residents of the State.
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