The Federal Ministry of Transportation has vowed to sustain its zero tolerance for corruption among the staff.
Mrs Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary of the ministry stated this in her remarks at the opening of a 2-day sensitization and enlightenment workshop organized by the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in the ministry with a theme of the event “Uprooting Corruption and Promoting Honest and Integrity.
Ajani noted that ensuring zero tolerance for corrupt practices would deepen the effectiveness and integrity of the staff.
“Time had come to reposition the ministry towards better performance by uprooting corruption, promoting integrity and ethics.
“The workshop is something we have done consequently since 2021. It is a reminder workshop to avoid every unethical practice in service delivery.
“We want people to deliver service in a very ethical way, exhibiting professionalism, integrity, honesty, and transparency.
“There are five values watch words- accountability, meritocracy, professionalism, loyalty, and ethical practice. These are the things that safeguard you in terms of service delivery,” she said.
Ajani said people must be ethical in their practices in terms of professionalism and rendering efficient output to the populace, and explained that lateness to work is an unethical practice against effective delivery of services.
The permanent secretary said the ministry operates 100 percent online to ensure work is done in the office and out of the office.
According to her, the ministry embarked on a digitization process to strengthen service delivery.
“Digitizing our documents and then working with an enterprise’s content management has helped us to improve the efficiency of service delivery. You can work anywhere in the world.
“Digitalization makes work easier, better, efficient and makes the work done in or out of the office.
“The world has gone high-tech and hybrid workspace boosts effectiveness,” she said.
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