UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY LECTURE: Omoluabi celebrates Public servants, canvases for an appraisal & review of Nigerian Public Service system.

Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi (OBA) had earlier today in a welcome speech requested for a reformed, refocused, rededicated and reappraised rules of engagements, integrity, conducts and intellectual capacity of the Nigerian Public Servants

While delivering his welcome address at the 2017 United Nations Public Service Day Lecture Series, the Executive Director of the Africa Media Roundtable Initiative & Convener of the 2017 United Nations Public Service Day Lecture, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi (OBA) has criticized the endemic corruption, reckless misconduct and intellectual apathy in the Nigerian Public Service, he described the situation as worrisome and one that will continue to hinder growth and development except an urgent action is taken. He lamented the unfortunate situation the outgoing elite public servants put the emerging generation into." Those who had their education on scholarship and got civil service job effortlessly are those who in turn bequettes a mercilessly battered and highly corrupt public servants to the emerging generation" he said.

He however said that notwithstanding, the condition, we still finds public servants that are incorruptible, blameless and uncompromising. Omoluabi said that the only solution is for a quick, deliberate, wholistic and practicable reform of the system. The occasion which is yearly event proclaimed and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate and celebrate public service across the globe.

The occasion had dignitaries from different strata of the society, among are the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Umar. Ahmed Imam, Chairman, Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, Permanent Secretary, Akwa-Ibom State Ministry of Agriculture, Elder Wisdom Ekpo, Barr Maha, S.A, President Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja, Former Political Editor of Thisday and former S.A Media to Senate President Hon Kola Ologbondiyan and several other dignitaries.

The speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Imam encouraged public servants to live above board and make Nigeria great. He however promised Nigerians that the ongoing constitutional ammendment will address the issue of financial autonomy for State Houses of Assembly and Local Government and return conduct of Local Government election back to INEC. Stakeholders at the event one after the other enumerated and agreed on the need for a reformed public service.

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