Newly promoted directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been challenged to make a difference in the discharge of their duties and take the commission to greater heights.
The managing director of the NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave the directive at the closing session of a two-week capacity-building workshop and induction for the top officials in Abuja.
He said the provision of quality services to the people of the Niger Delta is a collective responsibility and should be their number one priority.
Ogbuku said, “The new directors need to understand their roles, their boundaries, their strength and when to use them and when not to use them.
“Civil servants should understand that they are not politicians. So, they should not be getting involved in political affairs that will bring destabilization in the commission. I believe you must have been able to understand your boundaries and areas where you should not get involve.
“Over the years we have seen a situation whereby the staff of the NDDC seems to be more of politicians than the staff of the NDDC but as directors who have been inducted into Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), I believe that you are not only going to be ambassadors of NDDC, you are also going to be worthy ambassadors of ASCON,” he said.
Earlier, the director-general ASCON, Mrs C.U. Gayya, said the training is essentially an activity that is designed to make an employee more efficient and productive in the performance of his/her present job.
She said, “The focus, of training therefore, is on the job performance in terms of efficient and effective application of knowledge, skills and attitude for improved performance. It follows above that when a nation or an organisation develops the capabilities of workforce, they can take the responsibility to create the other necessary and sufficient capacities for effective and responsive service delivery.”
