The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has urged all stakeholders in the ministry to work for improved actualisation of the ministry’s mandate.
The special adviser to the minister on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze quoted the minister to have made the call while declaring open a two-day Management Retreat for staff and agencies of the Ministry.
In her keynote address made at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, the
Minister noted that natural disasters and man-made crises across the country have adversely impacted the lives and the well-being of many Nigerians.
This she said calls for the Ministry to look inward towards strengthening the organizational structure of the Ministry for improved service delivery.
“This exercise is the assembly of the Management Staff of the humanitarian sector designed to brainstorm on ways to improve the actualisation of the mandate of the Ministry.
“It is also a period of stock taking and winding down to under-study the level of implementation and impact of the various programmes of the Ministry including the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs).
“I commend the leadership of our various Agencies, Departments and Units which have worked tirelessly to ensure that the poor and vulnerable members of the society are given sustainable sense of belonging in the Country.
“As you gather to discuss ways to improve the productivity of the Ministry, I am convinced that this will not be an effort in futility.
She urged the participants to demonstrate serious commitment to this retreat and come up with a standard communique that will recommend ways of strengthening the organizational structure and service delivery compact of the Ministry.
In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr Nasir Sani- Gwarzo, mni. NPOM noted that the in-house event is designed to assess the achievements, shortfalls and challenges of the ministry since its inception.
“This auspicious gathering of the Management Staff of the entire humanitarian sector is designed as a veritable platform for brainstorming and stock taking on the journey so far.
“We have therefore gathered here to critically examine our modus operendi, identify existing gaps and proffer enduring solutions to them.
“We shall also examine the Ministry’s organizational structure as approved by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation with a view to strengthening it for efficient and effective service delivery”.