Kwara govt trains veterinary officers on disease surveillance, reporting
The Kwara State Government has again restated its commitment to the training and re-training of its personnel to further reinvigorate the Civil Service.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Saba Yisa Gideon stated this at a 2-day refresher training workshop organised by the Veterinary Department of the Ministry in Ilorin.
Hon. Gideon said the present administration under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is not oblivious of the importance of in-service training for its workforce especially the mainstream Civil Servants.
“We are aware that some staff do have the rare privilege to attend training programmes, workshops and seminars within and outside the State and the Ministry is equally aware that when such staff returns, the knowledge acquired is not well spread to others which necessitated the need to organise this kind of training”, the Commissioner stated.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hajia Maryam Nurudeen Mohammed had commended the efforts of the organisers for deeming it necessary to organise the training workshop and assured them of more support in subsequent programmes.
In his remarks, the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Abdullateef Salman Olugbon explained that the training became necessary due to the challenges of emerging animal diseases and its implications on the socio-economic lives of the people.
Dr. Olugbon said the training was aimed at cascading the national trainings that have been impacted on some selected staff with a view to facing the current challenges of disease outbreak investigation, rapid response and disease reporting.
