….Charges public offices holders at all levels to understand that their actions and inactions have far-reaching impacts on governance
ABUJA – As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s United Nations Public Service Day, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in February 25, 2023 general election, Peter Obi has recognised the priceless contributions of our public servants to the nation.
Peter Obi also charged those who hold public offices at all levels to understand that their actions and inactions have far-reaching impacts on governance, and thus, must put on the garments of integrity, hard work, productivity and efficiency in service delivery.
Precise Post recalls that the United Nations Public Service Day serves to celebrate the inestimable values of the public service to the nation.
The former Anambra State governor gave the charge in a statement relesed on his X account on Sunday.
The statement reads in full:
Today, I like to join the global community in commemorating the United Nations Public Service Day which serves to celebrate the inestimable values of the public service to the nation.
On this day, we recognise the priceless contributions of our public servants to the nation, while we are fashioning out ways to achieve a more effective and committed public service.
In our dear nation, burdened by corruption, abuse of office, high cost of governance, inefficiency and other bottlenecks holding down our public service, we must rethink our public service delivery and make it more people-oriented while focusing on improving the quality of policy making and execution.
With a ranking of 145th out of 180 countries measured by Transparency International on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), our dear nation still battles a high level of systemic corruption in governance.
The MO Ibrahim Index of African Governance shows that Nigeria scores 47.7 out of 100.0 in overall governance, ranking 30th out of 54 in Africa. Those who hold public offices at all levels must understand that their actions and inactions have far-reaching impacts on governance, and thus, must put on the garments of integrity, hard work, productivity and efficiency in service delivery.
May we therefore, on this day, rededicate ourselves to the three pillars of public service: Merit, Integrity,
Innovation and through our offices, contribute to the unity, peace, and progress of our nation.
Together, we will build a New Nigeria for all. -PO
