Read How FG Will Stop Corruption In Federal Civil Service In 2016

Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, acting Head of the Civil Service (HOS) of the Federation has disclosed how the Federal Government will stop illegality in the Federal Civil Service come 2016, Vanguard reports.

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Speaking on Wednesday, December 30, in Abuja, during unexpected visits to ministries and government agencies, she said the federal government will digitalise the operations of the Federal Civil Service in 2016.

According to her, the gesture is to forestall altering of vital documents by some officials. She explained that her visit was to monitor the level of staff punctuality to duty, especially after the Christmas holidays.

“It was necessary for me to come round today with some of my permanent secretaries when I observed the scantiness in some offices after the Christmas holidays. The essence is to find out what is really happening,’’ she said.

The acting HOS pointed out that though some officials were on leave but some were deliberately absent, adding that absenteeism in the service would not be taken likely. She praised the staff of the Ministries of Communication Technology, Power and Aviation for their punctuality, saying they would be considered for award.

Responding to Mrs Oyo-Ita’s commendation, a staff of the Ministry of Power, who gave his name as Mr Ebel Phillips, said officials of the ministry had always had the culture of coming to work early because the ministry has a disciplinary department that make sure officials stick to the rules and regulations.

The acting HOS who used the opportunity to scrutinize the attendant register of most of the ministries she visited, lamented that staff records and other important information in the service were still in files, assuring that such would no longer be accepted.

“The system whereby records of civil servants are kept just anyhow in piles of files in registries which could get eaten up by rodents cannot continue in 2016. During my tenure, the records and document management of the Federal Civil Service will be fully automated,’’ she said.

She further hinted that digitalisation would help curb the issue of ghost workers as well as changing of official records at will by some officials. According to her, the computerization of records would also prevent officials from removing disciplinary documents from their files, expressing optimism that whatever was computerized could not be tempered with.

Stressing the issue of computerizing records, she revealed that the service was already working with its National Record Centre to make it a reality.

“Already we have a programme on the electronic management system that will be rolled out next year and we are also going to develop an archival system and a soft ware for that,’’ she said.

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The acting HOS hinted that the office of the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Mr Yemi Adelakun, would conduct the programme. Oyo-Ita also stated that human resource software would be unveiled in 2016 to address fully issues of ghost workers in the second phase of the Integrated Personnel and Pay Role Information System (IPPIS).

Mr Adelakun in his response said civil servants would be satisfactorily compensated in 2016, saying: “A lot of programmes would be evolved in 2016 to motivate civil servants. “Your target most however be met after which you will be compensated,’’ he said

The acting HOS unscheduled visit might not be unconnected to the war against indiscipline the current administration is allegedly known for. Recall that Oyo-Ita was few weeks ago ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to take measure against any act of indiscipline from the level of directors to assistant directors in the service.

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