Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), says government collaboration with the private sector was critical to enable important bankable projects “come alive”.
Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan said this at the third quarter Public Private Partnership Consultative Forum (3PUCF) meeting held in Abuja on Thursday.
The meeting was organised by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ( ICRC).
The Q3, 2022 meeting was hosted by the Nigeria Shippers Council.
Represented by Mr Farouk Yabo, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties Office on the HCSF, said the collaboration would ensure a win-win situation where the government, private sector and end users benefit from the services of such projects.
“With the current situation of the Nigerian economy in recent times and increasing expectations for government to provide needed infrastructure, PPP is much needed to help the economy grow.
“My dear partners in progress, the era of monotony of work is gone, as we are to think outside the box to be able to have landmarks that generations unborn will build upon.
It is globally known that today, PPP is the way to go to be able to close the gap in infrastructural deficits. Therefore, all hands must be on deck to help put the country where it should be in relation to provision of necessary infrastructure.”
She said one of the key pillars of the Successor Plan of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP25) was digitisation.
Yemi-Esan said the Office of the HCSF(OHCSF) had ensured the commencement of the realisation of this pillar through the development of Standard Operating Procedures in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
“However, we all know that the success of digitisation depends on sustainable power supply and dependable communication network. The importance of having such necessary infrastructure cannot be overemphasised.
“Thus, in the coming days, the Office of the HCSF shall be working toward encouraging MDAS to provide the necessary infrastructure for the realisation of this pillar.”
According to her, the Lekki Deep Port project, as reported, is expected to have a direct economic impact by creating 169,972 jobs from port operations and expected revenue to state and federal agencies.
