Dr. Philip Olusegun Ojo, Director General, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), ... |
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has bagged the
Silver Level certificate in management and governance practice administered by
the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR).
This followed a self-assessment exercise conducted by BPSR
to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of NASC in the discharge of its
responsibilities to Nigerians.
The Acting Director-General of BPSR, Mr. Dasuki Arabi,
presented the certificate to the Director-General of NASC, Dr Philip Ojo, at a
brief ceremony in Abuja.
Arabi said NASC’s Silver Level performance meant that the
council met expectations in all essential areas of responsibility, at times
exceeding expectations, while the quality of its work is generally good.
The exercise, according to him, also showed that the council
met its most critical organizational goals.
He explained that the entire management, operational and
bureaucratic processes of NASC were examined based on the nine main domain
areas under the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) employed by BPSR.
Arabi listed the areas as strategic governance, strategic
planning and operational leadership, financial management, procurement
processes, operational and service delivery processes, human resource
management and planning, partnerships and resource mobilization, and change
management.
He said ``BPSR deployed SAT in NASC between July 6 and Aug.
29 at the council’s corporate headquarters in Abuja and its zonal offices.
``Under governance, we have found out that the NASC
governing board provides the level arm, policy framework and direction for the
council to function.
``Indirectly, we have found a functioning board that is
maintaining an active and wonderful relationship between them, management and
staff of the organization.
``The governing board has ensured the establishment of
anti-corruption policy. You are doing fantastically well in the seed companies
we visited at Kano. You need every support of the Federal Government.’’
The BPSR, however, said some challenges and weaknesses in the
course of the exercise that would be discussed with the council going forward.
He added that a policy brief would be forwarded to the
Federal Executive Council through the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, with the hope that government would have another look at NASC.
Responding, the NASC DG, Dr Philip Ojo, said the rating
underscored the achievements of the council within the short period of its associating
with BPSR and its partners.
``To a large extent, it shows the way stakeholders appreciate
the effort of the council in sanitizing the agricultural space in Nigeria
through deployment of good quality seed by seed entrepreneurs.The information
gap between BPSR, the council and farmers have been closed within a short
period.Today, we have every reason to celebrate as we open our doors for BPSR
to administer their Self-Assessment Tool (SAT).We want SAT to be done on yearly
basis, and I recommend it to other agencies that are yet to key into it,’’ Ojo
said.
The NASC DG said he saw the Silver Level rating as a call to
do more in terms of improved service to Nigerian farmers and other
stakeholders.
Ojo expressed the commitment of the NASC management under
his leadership to implementing the recommendations from BPSR. The National
Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has bagged the Silver Level certificate in
management and governance practice administered by the Bureau of Public Service
Reforms (BPSR).
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