Awosika: Public Sector Reforms Must Be Driven by Trust, Consultation.
Awosika Former Federal Permanent Secretary, Dr Dere Awosika, has called on government to prioritise consultation and trust-building in public sector reforms, warning that top-down approaches could undermine implementation and sustainability.
Awosika said successful reforms required engaging public servants responsible for implementation and citizens affected by policy changes, rather than imposing decisions without adequate consultation.
She made the call during an episode of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation podcast, ‘Reform Is Not a Guessing Game’.
Awosika said reformers must first identify institutional weaknesses and understand why existing objectives were not being achieved before introducing new policies or interventions. “Reforms are not supposed to be a pass-down of instructions. It’s supposed to be a discussion on the weaknesses, identify them, and see that the goals that you set to meet are not being met,” she said. The chief executive officer of Josephine Consulting Ltd.
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