By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Some public servants in Nigeria have been charged to make use of what they learned from a seven-week AIG Public Leaders Programme (PLP) to drive transformative change from within.
This appeal was made by the executive vice chairman of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Mrs Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, at the conclusion of the programme, offered by the Foundation in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
It is an executive education scheme that provides high-potential African public servants with the opportunity to acquire the skills needed to create cultures of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity in their organisations. It is delivered via synchronous and asynchronous methods with two live sessions in Abuja.
About 101 public servants have been trained through the AIG Public Leaders Programme. This achievement is part of the foundation’s overarching commitment to train over 30,000 public servants over the next three decades.
Speaking on the success of the 2023 edition, Mrs Aig-Imoukhuede said she had high expectations that the participants would use their learnings from the programme to accomplish remarkable feats in their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
On his part, the chairman of the foundation, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said the scheme was put in place to facilitate the development of a public sector in Africa that is capable of providing critical goods and services, such as healthcare and education to citizens, to enable them to live decent lives, just like in developed economies.
He encouraged programme participants to recognise the profound impact they can have as public servants and embrace every opportunity to build a better public sector for the benefit of the people.
Business Post gathered that about 68 public servants were chosen for the third class of the initiative for a one-week immersive and interactive learning experience, which featured lectures, workshops, case studies, and simulations led by the faculty from the University of Oxford.
Some of the tutors were the Country Director at DAI and former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah; and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), among others.
Adedapo Adesanya