BPSR seeks GIZ collaboration in public servants training, capacity building
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has asked for collaboration of an international non-governmental organisation, Deutsche Gesellschaft fϋr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in training and building the capacity of Nigeria’s public servants.
The collaboration, according to BPSR DG, Dr Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi, is important because GIZ is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, which he said makes the collaboration even more fruitful.
Arabi, who was speaking on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy call to the GIZ Country Director in Abuja, said the two bodies naturally share common operational base and mandates.
He said, “We are aware that GIZ, as a high-flying international organization, is armed with over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security, and we hope to partner with your organization towards maximizing the opportunities that our collaboration and partnership will avail our both parties.
“GIZ partners with a lot of stakeholders across the globe to support the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development, and we are willing to join forces with GIZ in furthering this cause.
“We believe that sustainable development is one thing that can have a rebounding effect when it is projected. So, our partnership with your organization in pushing for sustainable developments across the globe will definitely rebound in our favour.
“And as GIZ has as its core mandate, the eradication of poverty across the globe, and the mitigation of climate change, we can therefore say that our interests and values are in tandem since the Bureau also seeks to eradicate poverty from the lives of civil servants and government employees by training them on how to maximize the financial opportunities available to them.
“Another major way through which the Bureau strives to eradicate poverty from the lives of government employees is through conducting pre-retirement training for civil servants who are close to retiring from active service. The training involves exposing the soon-to-be-retired employees to the rudiments of fruitful post-retirement life. The beneficiaries of such trainings are taught how to plan for retirement so that they don’t have any regrets after retiring from active service.”
The DG also said the bureau is on a mission to facilitate the building of Nigeria’s Public Service into a highly-functional, professional, customer-focused and result-oriented institution, and it hopes to achieve this through collaborations and partnerships, which is one of the reasons of the visit.
“We know fully well that there’s no better way of getting things done than through partnerships, teamwork and collaborations, and we will not spare any chance in partnering with viable organizations such as yours,” the DG added.
Aliyu Umar Aliyu
Principal Information Officer (BPSR)
19th April, 2022.
