The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged civil service commissions to brace up for future of labor.
Olaopa spoke on Thursday through the conclusion of the forty fifth Annual National Council of the Civil Service Commissions of the Federation which held in Asaba, Delta State.
According to Olaopa, civil service commissions should reply to altering skilled expectations, generational views and the implications of synthetic intelligence.
He urged them to, in collaboration with Offices of the Head of Service, to look at schemes of service, rising job necessities and the talents wanted for efficient authorities.
Noting what could be required in the way forward for work, he urged civil service commissions to embrace steady studying, digital competence and the related management behaviour.
“The standards we enforce, the conduct we tolerate and the contributions we recognise will shape the culture of our institutions”, he mentioned.
While noting the significance of strengthening implementation, communication and peer studying. he mentioned:
” Peer studying, together with engagement by means of the Association of African Public Service Commissions, ought to assist us adapt helpful practices to our personal circumstance”.
Olaopa mentioned that the leaders of civil service commissions got here to Asaba to look at an essential query: “How do we reposition our Civil Service Commissions to build a professional, competent, ethical and adaptable civil service that can meet the demands of national development and the expectations of our citizens?”
He mentioned that the theme, “Towards a Future-Ready Civil Service: The Role of Institutional Re-engineering, Reputation Management and Culture Change at the Civil Service Commissions in Nigeria,” offered a framework for answering that query.
He mentioned that the query additionally challenged leaders of civil service commissions to look at their very own establishments, the choices the choices they make and the experiences of the individuals who depend upon their providers
He mentioned that the assembly was located inside the reform journey that the council pursued collectively in Katsina in 2024 when it dedicated to institutional re-engineering and a stronger governance partnership with respective governments and in Umuahia in 2025 when the council examined the FCSC Strategic Plan, 2026–2030, and the crucial of restoring a succesful, citizen-centred and accountable civil service.
He added that Asaba was subsequently anticipated to maneuver that dialog ahead: to take inventory of progress, confront the unfinished enterprise of reform and establish sensible steps that Federal and State Commissions might take collectively.
