By John Amieyeofori/Patience Aliyu
Mrs Cecelia Gayya, the Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), says the institution is partnering with relevant stakeholders in order to boost its visibility across the world.
Gayya said this on Friday in Abuja during a courtesy call on the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle.
The director general, who said the mandate of the institution revolves around training, research and consultancy, canvassed for collaboration with NAN and other stakeholders in the execution of its programmes.
We want the world to know our areas of strength and competencies through our visibility, whether national or international.
We have come to NAN to leverage on the expertise of the agency in order to achieve success, she said.
Ponle, in his remarks, said ASCON had not been getting the desired recognition it deserved as a citadel of excellence.
According to Ponle, ASCON has not gained its pride of place because it is under reported in spite of its endowed human resources.
When you talk about Badagry, it is tourism and slave trade that come to mind, hardly can any one mention ASCON, he said.
He, however, pledged to strengthen the agencys collaboration with the college to enable it deliver on its mandate by providing adequate publicity for its activities.
Ponle, who recalled the two-week training programme for chief executives of parastatal agencies which he attended at the institution, noted that the college has well qualified staff that can compete globally.
He urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies to collaborate with the college in building the capacity of their staff.
Ponle also called on the management of the college to intensify efforts in the conduct of research as one of its primary activities.
ASCON should do all it can to ensure that researches are put where they belong.
If researches are done, many of the mistakes individuals, organisations or countries make would be reduced or eliminated, he said.
Source: NAN News