Officers in the Ogun State Civil Service have been admonished to be outstanding in their service delivery and unrelenting at going for further studies which would help them maximise their potentials.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olu. Ola. Aikulola stated this in Abeokuta during a One-day In-house Training of Record Officers in the Ministry.

The training is a replication of a training programme earlier organised by the Bureau of Establishment and Training for "Selected Record Officers across the State Civil Service" in the  month of March, 2024.

Aikulola said Officers should make quality service delivery their watchword adding that they could impact lives and contribute to the development of the State through the service rendered.

“ Give a very good account of yourself through impactful service delivery. I want you stand out by the quality of your service delivery. I also charge you to dare to move forward. Contend with your mountains. Don’t  ever look down on yourself. Invest in yourself by furthering your studies despite family responsibilities,” the Permanent Secretary advised.

Aikulola stated that Officers need to develop on a daily basis due to the evolving nature of challenges adding that  Officers particularly junior ones should defy financial challenges to study and then upgrade to higher cadres in the civil service.

The Permanent  Secretary lauded Governor Dapo Abiodun for prioritising the training of civil servants across all cadres and levels noting the priority  given to the training of Officers was an indication of the Governor’s commitment to the welfare of workers.

He added that the training program for record Officers has been replicated in the Ministry to allow those who were not part of the training organised by the Bureau of Establishment and Training to also learn beneficial knowledge and trends which could aid their service delivery.

In her lecture titled, “ Handling of Official Correspondence and Confidentiality”, Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Adefunke Kehinde said Officers should not compromise their professionalism by leaking confidential details explaining that doing so usually creates problems  that may be difficult to address.

In their separate contributions, two participants at the programme, Mrs. Fausat Sodunke and Mr. Yusuf Aboaba described the training as a refreshing experience which exposed them to new ways of carrying out their daily Office duties.