The Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has officially flagged off the Abia State Dedicated Internet Access/ Wide Area and Managed Network Project to support digital governance in the state.
The flag-off ceremony took place on Friday, March 22, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Secretariat.
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While speaking at the Flag-off ceremony, Governor Alex Otti, in his speech titled “The digital transformation journey begins” stated that the primary objective is to enhance governance deliverables by equipping civil servants to do their jobs in a more results-driven way.
He said, ” This project is the first phase of a carefully coordinated programme of the digital infrastructure layer and integration and will involve the acquisition and distribution of thousands of high-performance digital tools and devices across ministries, departments and agencies of government and laying of fibre optic cables within spaces of state-owned public institutions
“Our goal is to improve governance deliverables by empowering civil servants to do their jobs in a result- oriented manner”.
Gov Alex Otti further stated that provision will be made towards training and retraining staff, stating that “sufficient resources have already been earmarked for capacity building programmes. Going forward, certain levels of efficiency with the use of relevant technology shall now be required as a necessary condition for exposure to new opportunities and promotions in the civil service. This is not a threat”.
Following this, the Head of State Mr. Benson Ojeikere in his speech stated that at completion of this project, civil servants in Abia State would be the happiest set of workers in the country. Gerald Ilukwe, the Chief Information Officer to the state government, highlighted that a government network is the bedrock of any electronic government programme, adding that this project was a worthy milestone for Alex Otti’s government.
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The IPNX Group MD, Mr Ejovi Arora, expressed appreciation to Alex Otti for the opportunity to be part of such an initiative. He said that the project will enhance productive service delivery. Mr. Ejovi further reaffirmed their devotion to providing seamless service, which is vital to harnessing the full potential of any economy.
