A two-day training programme for staff of the Delta State House of Assembly on salary grade level 3 to 10 has ended in Asaba with a charge on the participants to put to good use knowledge acquired in their various offices and departments.
The Clerk of the House, Mrs Lyna Ocholor, who gave the charge in her closing remarks at the end of the intensive training programme, said staff development remains a priority in the Delta State Legislature.
Mrs Ocholor explained that the theme of the workshop “Good Governance, A Joint Task”, was carefully selected in line with the realities of the times, saying that the programme was to enhance efficiency, productivity and service delivery in the Delta State House of Assembly.
She expressed satisfaction with the quality of papers delivered by the resource persons, noting that the participants no doubt gained so much from the lectures.
Mrs Ocholor charged the staff to sufficiently apply what they leant during the two-day training programme as they go back to their duties, saying that she was confident that they were now better equipped with relevant knowledge to perform the task of legislative assignments in their various departments.
“I am indeed so glad about the quality of papers delivered by the various facilitators in the last two days. It is now left for us to effectively and efficiently apply all the knowledge acquired in our various departments as we return to work on Monday. No doubt you are now better equipped for the task ahead.
“Training and retraining of staff of the Delta Assembly are of top priority and the leadership has promised to sustain it. I must thank the Speaker for not only approving the program but for personally coming to flag it off yesterday. It goes to show how determined the leadership of the House is to have an efficient, resourceful and very committed workforce in the state legislative arm. We will continue to improve on what we have at the present for a greater Delta State House of Assembly,” Ocholor assured.
She noted that legislative job is different from other arms of government as it is saddled with the responsibility of lawmaking for peace and good governance of the state, hence the need for capacity development for its workforce at all times.
The resource persons were drawn from within and outside the state, including Mr John Mutu, Ibrahim Usman, Dr Joseph Ochogwu and Mr Emmanuel Tudou, took the participants to various areas of knowledge development and urged them to achieve greater goals in their assigned responsibilities in the state Assembly.
Some of the participants who spoke paid glowing tributes to the Speaker and the leadership of the House for the training programme which they described as so fulfilling.
They promised to effectively apply all they learnt as they return to their duties, in the state legislature, saying that they never had it so good since they were employed as staff of the Assembly.
Papers delivered include Scene Setting and Value re-orientation, the Parliament as a Critical Arm in Governance Process, Work Ethics and Values as Tools for Organisational Growth, Personal Effectiveness, Goal Setting and Success tips, Career Development and Communication Skills among others.
They appealed that the training should be a regular exercise, even as they thanked the Speaker and the Clerk for keeping to their promises.
