Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said the flag-off of the training on digitalization of workflow processes in the State House is a fulfilment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise to build an efficient workforce built for navigating current realities, leveraging technology. The training, the vice president said, is a compelling testament to the President’s steadfast adherence to the principle of leading by example. Shettima was represented at the opening ceremony of the training programme for staff on the Digitalization of Workflow Processes in the State House by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia. According to the vice president in a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha , the goal of leveraging opportunities in machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform the entire public service “can’t be actualized unless those tasked with executing the tasks are in tune with reality.”
The VP further observed that the overwhelming paper-based bureaucracy within the civil service infrastructure is at odds with the demands of the present era. In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary in the State House, Engr Olufunso Adebiyi, acknowledged the support of President Bola Tinubu towards the training programme. He said the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration highlights the President‘s vision for the Nigerian workforce, which is to improve productivity in public service through deliberate digitalization of the workforce and the entire operations. It is in line with this commitment that this training programme was approved by the President. The significance of starting this programme from the State House cannot be overemphasized as this is where the vision of the President is operationalized and transmitted to the larger Nigerian public service for greater productivity and improved service delivery,“ he added. The goal, according to the permanent secretary, is to commence the process and scale it across the civil service, believing that it will improve service delivery and overall productivity in the public service.
