The clerk of the National Assembly, Amos Olatunde has urged parliamentary directors to avoid tribalism, ethnicity and religion in the performance of duties.
Amos said that they should endeavour to bring their best to play in the schedule of work as the engine room of the National Assembly.
He made this known to the directors at the opening ceremony of the three-day training of 50 National Assembly directors on Effective Performance Management in Lagos.
The clerk noted that the ability of legislators to effectively discharged their functions depend on the effectiveness of the legislative service provided by the bureaucracy even as the principal purpose of the bureaucracy is to render expert services to the legislators
“We all must not allow ourselves to be guided by the principles of ethnicity, tribalism and religion in the performance of our duties, knowing fully that we must constantly indulge in the habit of bringing our best to play in our schedule of work because we are the engine room of the National Assembly.
“I have equally identified other germane top management issues and challenges, to be addressed squarely, as soon as our financial situation improves.
“Greater responsibility is required of a Parliamentary staff as the ability of Legislators who have powers to make laws, to discharge their functions effectively depends largely on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Legislative service provided by the bureaucracy as the engine room of the legislature.
“This is so because it refers to the extent in which Directors as front-runners must be men and women of high professionalism and understanding with ability to follow procedures in the discharge of their duties to achieve targets, with the assistance of organizational resources; coordinating and making use of organizational resources sensibly; controlling organizational activities, and helping to improve the efficiency of employees.
“The principal purpose of the bureaucracy is to render expert services to the legislators and like every organization, the National Assembly has its vision and mission which in turn depends on purposeful leadership which must be effective, efficient and selfless.
“You will agree with me that performance management involves holistic management discipline, which needs to correct many relevant dots, to involve development and enhancement,” he said.
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