The Federal Government has issued further directives to Ministries, Departments and Agencies on the full implementation of the Executive Order 001, 2017 on the Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment or be sanctioned.
A circular titled: “Further Directives on the Implementation of the Executive Order 001, 2017 by Ministries, Departments and Agencies,” signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, and issued to all the MDAs of the Federal Government, said the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, directed additional strategies for the full implementation of the provision of the EO-001, 2017.
The Order states that each MDA shall set up an Implementation Team for Executive Order No.001 of not more than five staff members to be headed by an officer in the Directorate Cadre and that the progress of implementation of the Executive Order No. 001 shall be tracked and the performance of MDAs ranked and reported to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council such that star performing MDAs will be recognized and those otherwise sanctioned.
As further support to MDAs in the implementation of the provisions of the EO-001, 2017, the circular stated that a Focus Workshop on the Operationalization of the EO- 001, 2017 for members of the implementation team is scheduled to hold at two sessions per day on Wednesdays and Thursday from June 28 to July 27, 2017 at the conference room of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The circular further stated that MDAs are required to prior to the workshop submit their Operationalization Plan to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation through the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, one week ahead for prior review and discussion at the workshop.
It added that the implementation team of the MDAs will be required to make presentations of the highlights of their OP during the workshop.
It further directed that attendance is mandatory for nominated officials as earlier directed and that ministries will be expected to hold in-house workshop and thereafter include their other staff and agencies under their supervision.