FG Trains Over 80 Senior Civil Servants to Strengthen Public Service Delivery

The Federal Government has trained more than 80 senior civil servants in transformative leadership as part of efforts to enhance public service delivery, improve institutional performance and strengthen efficiency across government agencies.

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the training was designed to equip senior public officers with leadership skills needed to overcome professional limitations and deliver better results.

The half-day workshop, held in Abuja on November 10, was facilitated by the Ascend Identity Group through its Chief Identity Officer, Allan Akinradewo. It was organised under the theme, “The Identity Ceiling: Elevate Who You Are to Lead at the Next Level.”

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, AbdulKarim Ibrahim, represented by the Director of International Tourism Relations and Cooperation, Dorothy Duruaku, said effective leadership required more than technical expertise and professional qualifications.

He stressed that civil servants must overcome self-imposed limitations, embrace personal development and develop the capacity to assume greater responsibilities.

“You cannot lead beyond the person you think you are,” Ibrahim said.

He explained that the arts, culture, tourism and creative economy sectors required public officers who could adapt to emerging challenges, embrace innovation and improve institutional performance.

The permanent secretary urged participants to apply the knowledge acquired during the workshop to their respective departments, noting that stronger leadership capacity would contribute to improved service delivery and national development.

In his presentation, Akinradewo emphasised the importance of continuous personal development, observing that organisational growth largely depended on the willingness of leaders to improve themselves.

“As a leader, if you are not growing, your team is not going to grow,” he said.

He encouraged the participants to move beyond conventional working methods, delegate responsibilities effectively and focus on achieving measurable results.

The workshop examined four behavioural patterns that could undermine leadership effectiveness in public institutions.

These included the Expert, who believes they must have every answer; the Executor, who measures personal value by the amount of work completed independently; the Protector, who seeks to control every process; and the Perfectionist, who delays decisions because tasks never appear sufficiently ready.

According to Akinradewo, although these behaviours may be driven by the desire to maintain high standards, they can negatively affect teamwork, delegation, innovation and organisational efficiency.

He also introduced the AIM Framework, which stands for Awareness, Insight and Mastery.

The framework is designed to help leaders identify their behavioural patterns, understand how these influence their performance and develop more effective approaches to managing people and responsibilities.

Participants also took part in self-assessment exercises, interactive discussions and practical case studies drawn from the Nigerian Public Service to evaluate their leadership styles and identify areas requiring improvement.

Some participants described the training as timely, saying it had provided fresh perspectives on personal accountability, professional development and teamwork.

They pledged to apply the lessons learnt to improve productivity and service delivery in their respective offices.

The workshop forms part of broader efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen the leadership capacity of senior public officers, particularly in the arts, culture, tourism and creative economy sectors, where innovation, adaptability and effective institutional management are considered essential to achieving organisational goals.

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