Henceforth, all MDAs with pool staff are to obtain clearance from the Office of the Head of Service before carrying out any posting exercise.
This was the outcome of the interactive session between the Office of the Head of Service and the State Planning Commission (SPC) held at the Conference Room of the State Planning Commission, New Secretariat Complex, Calabar.
The Interactive session was in line with the Office of the Head of Service policy of interacting with government establishments with a view to shading lights on various service matters, profer solutions to grey areas that might exist in such establishment as well as break new grounds that could enhance effective and efficient service delivery.
The interactive session which featured questions and answers, ended with the two institutions resolving to abide by the contents of the Head of Service circular No. 5 (1999) and that of No. 5 (2005) which with emphasis on the need for the State Planning Commission to obtain clearance from the Office of the Head of Service before embarking on the postings of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) staff.
The need for even spread of statistics staff in line with the State Character as well as adherence to the procedure adopted in the transfer of Service and recruitment into the service, was also stressed.
Also arrived at, was the need for collaboration between the Office of the Head of Service and the State Planning Commission as well as the urgent need to streamline the Service. As at present, some matters were non-functional and underutilized and no longer working in terms with the Service.
The session also emphasized on the need for a strong synergy between the two institutions as well as identifying the existing gap in the Numbers of PRS staff in the Service and the need to address the trend.
The need for training of PRS staff to upscale their knowledge on Planning, Research and Statistics was also discussed.
The delegation from the Office of the Head of Service, was led by Ntunkae (Mrs.) Mary-Theresa Ikwen, mni, while the team from the State Planning Commission was headed by the Economic Adviser to the Governor/Vice-Chairman State Planning Commission, Professor Ndem Ayara.