By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews):. The Direction General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof . Mojisola Adeyeye has charged Directors in the Agency to shun Financial fraud, uphold integrity, accountability and transparency.
Prof Adeyeye made the call in her keynote address at the commencement of a training on
”Anti-corruption, Leadership in the Twenty-First Century, and Ethical Value in the Workplace’, which was attended by all Directors in the Agency.
The Director General noted that accountability and transparency were crucial to NAFDAC efforts as they would help to sustain the high operational standard that NAFDAC is achieving,.
She said:
”Without transparency, our regulatory activities will be compromised; therefore, the training becomes a reference point for all staff in how to place a premium on the health and business of the customer and building integrity into the Agency regulatory framework”.
The NAFDAC Boss noted that the training aligned with the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (ISO 19004) for which NAFDAC was audited, and which culminated into our attainment of ML3 and recognition as stable and well-functioning Regulatory Agency.
‘:Based on continuous quality monitoring, it is what will lead the Agency to Maturity Level 4 and World Listed Authority status. The goal is to place our consumers at an advantage health wise, and the stakeholders (large businesses and MSMEs) at a vantage point economically.
”Without mitigation of risk, limit liability, the mandate of NAFDAC, which is safeguarding the health of the nation cannot be accomplished,” She added.
Prof. Adeyeye said that ”the goal of this training is to address issues of Leadership and Governance,”adding:
”The training will place a strong emphasis on current issues of anti-corruption and ethical values in the workplace, as well as organizational leadership.
”The issue of Financial Fraud, Integrity, Accountability and Transparency will also be addressed in this training”.
The consultant will speak on how to mitigatef risk, limit liability, protect organization and promote transparency in our operations. Undoubtedly, one of the most important and essential duties of management is to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud.
In the light of the above, this training will serve as a forum for discussion, sharing of experience, providing guidance, and developing strategy for good leadership.
The consultant organizing this special executive anti-corruption and leadership training Dr Aminu Ibrahim Gusau mni, is from the diaspora, precisely USA with a PhD degree in Business Administration.
He is a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, a lecturer and trained Management Practitioner licensed by the Centre for Management Development (CMD).
He is very familiar with anti-corruption and financial fraud issues, and I believe he will do a good job of impacting knowledge.
Prof Adeyeye noted that ‘:Staff training and capacity development have been prioritized in the Agency, as is typical of my administration, in order to improve staff expertise on the job.
”As a result, this training is for experienced leaders who are responsible for thinking strategically about the future of their organization,” .
The NAFDAC Boss disclosed that she had recently initiated and nurtured bilateral relations between Department of Veterinary and Food Administration of Denmark and NAFDAC, Nigeria.
”This had opened windows of training for our Administrators and Planners in various organizational change management, behavioral changes and conflict management courses., She stated.
Prof Adeyeye stated further:
In this series of Leadership Training, I look forward to cross fertilization of ideas deriving from all these exposures that would drastically change leadership and management landscape of the Agency for the better.
Strong and effective leadership is critical to the success of any organization, particularly regulatory bodies such as ours.
With the foregoing in mind, I approved the proposal for this workshop for the Agency’s Management, Senior and Middle and Junior Cadre Officers.
The training this week in Anti-Corruption, Financial Fraud, Integrity, Accountability, Transparency, all leadership attributes, is for Directors, but all NAFDAC officers will be trained.
I sincerely hope that the discussions and information shared during this training will be applied effectively in our various formations. With these remarks, I declare this training open and wish you all fruitful deliberations. (Flowerbudnews)
