Agency Boss Lauded For Capacity Building Of Staff

Director-general/CEO of the National Identity Management Agency (NIMC) Dr Abisoye Coker-Odusote has been commended for her foresight in organizing training and capacity building for all the 3,785 staff members of the commission nationwide.

A statement issued on Saturday by the commission’s spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, noted that the capacity building, the first of its kind in the commission, cut across all departments and units in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on staff capacity building across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

It is on record that since the inception of NIMC, staff training and capacity building have been at their lowest ebb. However, the arrival of Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote, as the DG/CEO of NIMC, has changed the trajectory of events, the statement said.

“Across the country, in states and local government areas, all NIMC staff, irrespective of cadre, have undergone or are still undergoing capacity building to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu’s administration. Staff nationwide, elated at this new era of enhanced capacity building, could not hide their joy as they sincerely appreciated Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote for her sterling, transformational, and visionary leadership.

“Since assuming office, Engr. Coker-Odusote has not only transformed NIMC but has also initiated several welfare initiatives that have boosted staff morale. These include the distribution of over 2,500 enrollment devices to aid data capturing, securing Federal Government approval and implementation for a 25%–35% salary increment for staff of the Commission, payment of extra transport allowance and providing free buses to cushion transport challenges for staff in the Headquarters, among many other staff welfare-oriented initiatives,” the statement added.

It said further that members of staff from the states and local government offices deeply appreciated Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote, for driving inclusive staff capacity building, promoting staff welfare, providing work tools and resources, providing modern furniture, boosting staff morale with unprecedented welfare packages, and building a workforce that delivers on the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.