The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, in a recent statement, has urged the senior management staff of the ministry to be transparent and honest in service delivery.
Ngige made this known while declaring open a sensitisation workshop for Senior Management Staff of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja.
The minister, who was represented by Dr Martina Nwordu, the Director, Special Duties/Projects, in a statement signed by Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, said the workshop was organised to sensitise the management staff on the importance of adopting transparent and anti-corruption practices in the conduct of government businesses.
He said it was for them to understand the importance of transparency in service delivery and support the government efforts in curbing corruption.
The minister described the eradication and prevention of corruption in the conduct of government businesses as a global best practice, urging the officers to key into it to lift the nation’s image.
Ngige also urged them to apply the knowledge gained from the workshop in conducting the affairs of their departments and units in a transparent manner void of corrupt practices.
He noted that corrupt practices went beyond financial crimes to include other forms of malpractices in the conduct of government duties such as acts of omission, negligence and commission along the lines of delivering on the daily schedule of duties.
He said that attitude to work and manner of interaction with stakeholders, both internal and external, would affect the ease of doing business and contribute directly or indirectly to corrupt practices.
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