Okonjo-Iweala vows to tackle corruption

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics Thursday, September 8th, 2011

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday vowed to tackle corruption in the ministry, saying the move would help the ministry to effectively deliver on its mandate.

She also pledged to put in place equitable training scheme that would help to develop capacity of government officials in the ministry.

The minister said these in Abuja during a meeting with officials of the ministry.

A statement from the ministry quoted her to have urged the members of staff to adopt effectiveness, efficiency and delivery as their watchword in handling their official functions.

It said, “The Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged staff of her ministry to adopt efficiency, effectiveness and delivery as their constant watchwords in handling their official functions.

“This, she says, would lead to better service delivery which is necessary for the success of the present administration’s Transformation Agenda.”

The statement also said, “While laying emphasis on efficient service delivery, Okonjo-Iweala promised to put in place an equitable training and re-training scheme that would enable staff to acquire new skills and knowledge for improved performance.

“During the interactive session, Okonjo-Iweala promised to take a second look at the anti-corruption measures currently in place in the ministry with a view to bringing in measures that would effectively tackle corruption.”

In addition to the official training and re-training programme, she also advised the workers to take advantage of the various e-learning programmes on the Internet to improve themselves, promising that evidence of such self improvement would be rewarded.

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