Revenue Officers, especially Accountants in the Ogun State Civil Service have been charged to always exhibit due diligence in the discharge of their statutory duties.
The Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, made the call while monitoring the conduct of the ongoing years 2023 and 2024 promotion exercise for Executive Officers, General Duties, Accounts, Audits, Revenue, Store Officers and Confidential Secretaries, at the Staff Development Centre, Abeokuta.
Onasanya said, their job schedules just like any other cadre is very sensitive and financial infractions can mar effective delivery of responsibilities, adding that, their assessment would be based on professional competence on the job, acquittance to work, conduct and ethics, fluency and comportment as well as general questions, pointing out that the process was strictly merit based and not a walk over.
The Head of Service and his team, who had attended to various MDAs at the ongoing interview exercise also charged all Revenue Officers to brace up and align with the various reforms aimed at boosting the Internally Generated Revenue of the State.
He affirmed that the contributions of Public Servants were pivotal to sustaining the momentum of progress, adding that stepping up the ladder of career advancement should impact positively on the administration and policy implementation.
Onasanya acknowledged the fact that, Ogun State’s economy is growing based on strategic planning and implementation of the five pillars of ISEYA Mantra, reiterating that, the Civil Service as the engine room of Government must continue to brace up for the various challenges, while appreciating Prince Dapo Abiodun for the various initiatives, aimed at repositioning the service for efficient Service delivery.
In their remarks, some of the interviewees, Messers Ganiu Bakre and Bolarinwa Omojugba, both from the Hospitals Management Board (HMB), as well as Mmes Abosede Oloyede from the Slum Regeneration Authority and Cecilia Sowunmi from the Office of the Accountant General commended the seamless process and appreciated the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for the opportunity to be promoted to the next level.
