Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has directed all Commissioners, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to quickly develop Comprehensive Training and Capacity Building Programmes for their respective Establishments for improved productivity.
Governor Otti who gave the directive while declaring close the Abia State 2nd Quarter 2025 Executive Council Strategy Retreat, held at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia said that the directive forms part of his administration’s measures to strengthen the delivery of its mandates and sustain the current momentum in Governance.
The Governor added that critical Learning Areas such as ICT, Communication, Stakeholder Management and Value Creation should be incorporated in line with the peculiar mandates of each MDA.
He equally directed that Internal Resource Persons be engaged where possible in addition to inviting External Resource Persons to support the Process, while clear metrics of assessment are to be developed and outcomes used as part of the relevant criteria for assigning Official responsibilities.
The Governor revealed that the State Government would establish an Academy to facilitate scheduled Training for Government Employees and announced plans to extend mentorship and Capacity Building Initiatives to young People in Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions across the State.
He directed his Chief Strategy Officer and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission to work out a suitable template to train 1,000 young people aged 16 to 20 on Leadership Capacity Development, Character Building and Self Discovery, outside the Conventional School Curriculum.
The Governor while describing the youth as the State’s most important asset, added that his administration was committed to investing massively in Conventional and new frontiers of Learning.
Governor Otti thanked the Organisers of the Retreat, Development Partners, Consultants, Resource Persons and Members of the Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council for their contributions to the success of the Exercise, and reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to deliver on Major Infrastructure Projects across the State.
He urged Participants to apply the knowledge gained from the Retreat to enhance performance across their respective MDAs and expressed confidence in their Capacity to drive excellence in execution within their various establishments.
The Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, Secretary to Abia State Government, Prof. Kenneth Kalu, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pastor Caleb Ajagba, Commissioners, State Head of Service among other top government officials were present during the retreat.
