CIVIL servants in the Delta State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been charged not to jeopardize the confidence of the Okowa-led administration in their capacity to ensure food security in the state.
The charge was given by the state Head of Service, Sir Patrick Origho when he paid a working visit to the ministry.
He noted that the ministry is among those the Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, once administered, hence he is in tune with the workings and capacity of the ministry, adding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, if not only the largest in the state but also remains the most crucial to the delivery of the prosperity agenda to Deltans.
He emphasized the urgent need for the staff to up their performance through discipline, punctuality, commitment, synergy, and project a positive image of the state as the government sorely needs a service- based civil service.
Reacting to the identified challenges of paucity of funds and lack of trainings and seminars, the HOS encouraged the staff to task their minds and come up with ideas and proposals that are will ensure adequate food for the teeming population in the state, assuring them that the Okowa administration is very accommodating to such ideas.
Earlier, the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry, Mr. Anthony Onakpoya, cheerfully received the head of service and his team, noting that his visit was the first of its kind, and a sign that he had the general welfare of the sate’s workforce at heart.
He stated that in meeting the mandate of providing enough food for Deltans, the ministry is faced with challenges including inadequate funding, lack of official vehicles for project monitoring, as well as inadequate office accommodation, observing that agriculture is the bedrock for any national development worldwide.
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