The Permanent Secretary, Office of Establishments and Training, Mr Sesan Alabi, said this at a one-day workshop for clerical officers on “Registry Management and Organisation in Public Service’’.

He said that the training which would be in phases; was part of measures aimed at enhancing workers’ efficiency and productivity.

Alabi said that the state government believed that training was a veritable tool for building and developing the capacity of public servants.

He added that the series of training and manpower development programmes were organised to improve the overall performance of workers.

“Clerical officers have the institutional memory of what goes on in their ministries.

“If clerical officers have not been doing their jobs properly, the mechanism of government may not move smoothly as nothing will get done

“This means that the clerical officers’ cadre is very important in the running of government.

“The filing system and file movements are not learnt in schools. So, when a man is properly trained, he will be able to perform well,’’ the permanent secretary said.

He commended Gov. Ayo Fayose for approving the training, saying that it was a demonstration of the governor’s commitment to building a virile public service.

The Director in charge of Training and Career Management in the Office of Establishments and Training, Mr Kunle Adeleye, said the department would soon begin the training of administrative officers and other cadres.

Adeleye said that clerical officers, who participated in the workshop, were drawn from all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) across the state.

The Chairman, Nigerian Civil Service Union, Ekiti Chapter, Mr Johnson Oladipupo, commended the state government for organising the training, saying that it would be an impetus for workers to perform better.

Oladipupo urged the state government to extend the training to other cadres and ensure that the trainings were done on regular bases.