Head Of Service To Raise Investment In Capacity Of PRS Depts As Buhari Urges MDAs To Synergize On Govt’s Targets

President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed as a matter of urgency, investment in  strengthening the capacity of the Planning, Research and Statistics departments in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

The President gave the directive at the end of the Two-day Mid-term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat held at the Presidential Villa, a statement issued by Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) disclosed.

According to the statement, President Buhari added that ‘‘this should be done in collaboration with the Central Delivery Coordinating Unit”.

At the Retreat which had the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan in attendance and as a panelist in one of the sessions, the President also directed cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries to redouble their efforts and work in synergy toward total delivery of the Administration’s set target to improve the livelihood of all Nigerians.

The statement partly read: “All Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are to promote a robust performance culture across their MDAs by setting up intra-ministerial delivery task teams”.

“The retreat provided an opportunity for us to undertake an objective assessment of our stewardship in line with the contract we signed with the Nigerian people to deliver on our electoral promises.

‘‘From the assessment report and discussions at this retreat, I am glad to note that progress has been made towards the achievement of our objectives.

‘‘The independent performance assessment report presented on day one of the retreat, indicates that significant progress has been achieved in the delivery of the Ministerial Mandates.

‘‘Distinguished participants, the discussions at the retreat have prompted the need for us to ramp up implementation on the deliverables.

‘‘We must close the gaps in our implementation efforts to ensure that we attain set targets by 2023,’’ the President said.