Head of Service, AIG Sign MoU on Civil Service Transformation

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) on Monday  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a historic private-public partnership aimed at transforming the Nigerian civil service.

OHCSF, under the leadership of Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, developed a 2017-2019 strategic plan aimed at improving the current state of the service across a number of critical areas including culture and capacity building, technology, entrepreneurship, and welfare administration.

The strategy was formally unveiled by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) in February 2017. Under the AIG-OHCSF Partnership, AIG will provide critical support to OHCSF in the advancement of the implementation of its strategy through the provision and deployment of essential high-calibre skill and know-how towards the project, as well as funding.

“The OHCSF 2017-2019 Strategic Plan aims to create an efficient, productive, incorruptible and citizen-centered (EPIC) civil service, and thereby, immensely improve the performance of the service,” said Oyo-Ita.
“I am elated by this historic event that has happened here today with the signing of an MoU between the OHCSF and AIG pertaining to reforms in the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria.  This is a momentous milestone in the decades of the existence of the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria. There has never been a partnership of this kind from within the shores of our great country, Nigeria, to render both technical and financial support of this quantum towards the implementation of the strategy of the OHCSF. It is indeed a new vista and change has begun in the Nigerian federal civil service.”

In her remarks, on the support of Mr. President she said: “I want to use this opportunity to appreciate sincerely, President
Also commenting on the partnership, the founder and Chairman of AIG Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said: “The vision of AIG is to be a catalyst for public sector transformation across Africa, connecting proven private sector innovation, leadership and funding to an amenable public sector in partnerships that seek to attract, inspire and support future leaders of Africa’s public sector. We greatly commend the efforts of the Presidency and the OHCSF towards impactful public sector reforms and are enthused by our shared conviction that such reforms are vital to the sustained growth and development of any economy or nation. AIG is pleased to pioneer and harness private sector support to the government in this area.

“Collaboration between AIG and OHCSF also extends to enabling deserving public servants to access world-class training in order to enhance competency and performance,” he said.