The minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs RT Hon Zephaniah B. Jisalo, has reiterated his commitment to help develop the administration of the local government system in conjunction with traditional rulers and chiefs.
The minister made this disclosure in Abuja during the Ministry’s Annual Retreat On Performance Management Systems (PMS), with the theme: ‘Enhancing Excellence: Integrated Performance And Delivery Systems Retreat’.
isalo emphasised the importance of such retreat as a means to share collective aspirations that would elevate the standard of governance and service delivery to Nigeria. According to him, digging into critical discussion will shape the future of the ministry.
“The retreat is not just a routine event. It is a fundamental moment for us to reflect, evaluate, and to strategise on how we can improve our performance management system and intergovernmental coordination in order to provide better services to Nigerians. The retreat marks a real commitment to excellence in our service delivery.”
“The outcome will have far-reaching implications on our ministry and the entire nation. It will help to develop particularly the administration of the local government system, the chief of state affairs, because the traditional rulers are under our office. And as such, we are going to have a conference of local governments in Nigeria”, he said.
While reflecting on the recent Supreme Court ruling which gave autonomy to local governments within the country, the minister also called on state houses of assembly to legislate on the activities of local government, including the tenure of a local government administration.
The Minister revealed that the 3D plan of the Ministry of Special Duties which was launched two months ago has been shared out to other ministries on how to collaborate and synergize for improvements of the lives of Nigerians.
