In an attempt to overhaul the civil service, the Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has set up a nine man committee to review the activities of boards, commissions and governing councils from 2019 to 2023.
In a letter signed by Secretary to the Government of the State, Chief (Barr.) Gebon Timothy Kataps, the committee has a seven-point terms of reference to work with. They include: To determine the performance of all the boards/ commissions and the inflows/outflows of funds of the boards/commissions, to determine the performance of the boards/commissions in terms of service delivery as it affects such boards/commissions in the interest of the state, to determine the performance of boards/commissions and their performance indices, negative and positive as they affect the various zones and components of the state.
Others are: To suggest to the government how best to reorganise such boards/commissions in order to function optimally and achieve their set objectives in the interest of the state, to determine if necessary to improve or retain the remuneration of members of boards/commissions to achieve maximum performance, to suggest the cost of their funding if any, and other advise to improve these boards/commissions, to investigate/review performance of the consultants in payroll management of the state (starter point) to determine whether or not their performance meets the required standard and to advice the government.
The committee is headed by Polycarp Iranius, the Auditor-General of the state while Mr. Genesis Kwantar is the secretary. It has 21 days to submit its report.
