December 02, (THEWILL) – The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has unveiled a programme to tap into the knowledge of retired public servants in Nigeria.
The Director-General of the Bureau, Dasuki Arabi, disclosed this on Friday, in Abuja, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch.
Arabi said the programme, tagged “Public Service Diary” would compile data on retired public servants.
“The idea is to see how we can galvanize and collect information about all people, who have served in the public sector so that we can tap into the knowledge and resources they have.
“Government had spent a lot of money training most of these public servants and once they exist, they exit with everything that they have. This is an opportunity for us to tap from what they have,” Arabi added.
He said a website would be opened through which they would upload their information.
Arabi said the Bureau planned to hold meetings with such retired officers to get their buy-in.
The DG also said that the Bureau was working with Civil Society Organizations on the reform process to achieve the desired results.
“In line with the government’s commitment to Open Governance Partnership, we want to show the public service and public servants that civil society groups are there to help us work.
“They are Nigerians working for good service, to improve the life of the common man on the street”, he added.
Earlier, Umar Yakubu, Executive Director of the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, had pledged to contribute to deepening public sector reforms in the country.
Umar, who handed over a Web portal on Public Service to the Bureau, said it was developed to enhance the contribution of the public sector to the economic growth and prosperity of the country.
