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Governor Alex Otti , has directed his appointees and Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the State Government to develop robust training and capacity building programmes for their establishments.
The Governor also directed the Chief Strategy Officer and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission to work out modalities for the training of 1,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 20, on leadership capacity development, character building and self-discovery outside the academic environment.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, in a post revealed that Governor Otti handed down the directives at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia, during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Abia State Quarter 2 Executive Council Strategy Retreat.
According the CPS, Governor Otti stressed the importance of training and mentorship which, according to him, supports individuals to become better versions of themselves, so as to become better employees and subordinates.
He said, “To that effect, all Commissioners and heads of MDAs are directed to develop robust training and capacity building programmes for their establishments.
“Critical learning areas such as ICT, communication, stakeholder management and value creation in line with the peculiar mandates of the individuals and MDAs should be incorporated.
“Nobody should be left behind and any staff who fails to participate should be reprimanded.
“Clear metrics of assessment are to be developed and outcomes used as part of the relevant criteria for assigning official responsibilities. I expect to get periodic reports on this from various MDAs,” the Governor instructed.
“The Chief Strategy Officer and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission are hereby mandated to work out a suitable template for the training of 1,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 20 on leadership capacity development, character building and self-discovery, outside the academic environment.
“Training and mentorship programmes will also be extended to young graduates from senior secondary schools and institutions of higher learning,” Gov. Otti stated.
During the retreat, the Governor announced that the State Government would establish an academy to facilitate scheduled training for government employees and announced plans to extend mentorship and capacity – building initiatives to young people in Secondary Schools and Tertiary Institutions across the State.
“The young people’s training should be made to happen between the first week of August and the second week of September. And this is when the students are expected to be on vacation.
“The programme should be structured to transform the minds of the young leaders, expose them to new thinking, and prepare them for the tasks of leadership and service in communities in due course,” Gov. Otti stated.
Ukoha also stated that the Governor during the retreat, commended the consultants and resource persons who anchored the various sessions of the retreat, particularly, the leadership and members of the Abia Global Economic Advisory Council, also thanked the organisers of the retreat.
He emphasized the need for the participants to apply the knowledge gained from the retreat to improve on their performances and said that, knowledge is nothing until it is applied to achieve superior outcomes.
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