CAPACITY BUILDING : OGUN WATERSIDE LG MANAGEMENT TRAINS STAFF

 By Bola Salami 

Knowledge, they say, is power. This was exactly the situation when the management of Ogun Waterside Local Government, led by Mr. Odusoga Olalekan Monsuru, the Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA), recently organized a capacity-building training session for its entire workforce. The training aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of the employees in various areas, aligning with the Local Government's commitment to Excellence in public service delivery.

The training featured presentations and interactive sessions on topics such as effective communication, project management, and leadership skills. Participants engaged in discussions and group activities, sharing experiences and best practices.

Mr. Odusoga, who took the only paper on Leave matters, analyzed all the rudiments attached to members embarking on leave. Stating that, even though leave is a right of any staff, such an employee must fulfill all the requirements before proceeding which includes but not limited to an employee must apply, process the leave paper and if granted, he or she must officially handover to his or her releaver. He informed the staff on the meaning of leave, its importance, and explained vividly the different types of leaves available for the employees within a year. 

He stressed that the training session is at the instance of the Local Government Service Commission as well as the aftermath of the series of leadership training they have enjoyed in the recent past which the management decided to impact of the fellow employees to have a ethically acultured and professionally grounded members of staff which will hitherto have a robust impact on the Local Government and its people. 

The HOLGA added that, It is expected that the skills and knowledge acquisition will be applied to enhance performance and contribute to the Local Government's goals while he reiterated that, more training sessions will be done in the nearest future to build on the momentum of staff morale towards their official assignment and crave enough opportunities for them to apply new skills, knowledge and trends in a bid to have a better service. 

Participants at the training came up with lots of positive responses, with many expressing appreciation for the opportunity to learn, most of whom noted the training's relevance to their roles and responsibilities.

The NULGE Chairman, Comrade Yomi Adefowora thanked the Management for deeming it fit to organise such a leadership training for the entire workforce, noting that this if continue will lift a lots of borden on the union as it will go a long way to assist most staff who since joining the service have not undergone any training on the job they are doing and this alone has been creatingso many bottleneck. He then added that staff should take each of these training seriously as it's going to assist them in their day to day activities.