Governments and private organisations have been encouraged to design programmes aimed at enhancing productivity and implement with full labour involvement. Guest speaker at the 2018 National Productivity Day in Gombe, Dr Nasiru Inuwa of the Department of Economics, Gombe State University, gave the suggestion in his paper with the theme: “Productivity for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Growth.” Inuwa acknowledged the low productivity level of Nigeria in relation to countries that have less human and material resources and as such effective supervision should be adopted to improve the productivity of frontline staff and others at all levels. The paper presenter suggested that investment in human development and technical modernisation was needed for sufficient and effective method of improving workers’ productivity. He said that the system should learn to take proper interest in their workers to improve their productivity, such that their needs andaspirations should be known so as to earn their motivation. Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo said the government had taken some bold steps since 2011 in its development stride, aimed atachieving effi cient and effective service delivery for the benefit of the people. Dankwambo said the government embarked on massive investments on socio-economic and infrastructural development projects.
“Almost all the sectors received the needed attention, especially and women empowerment and povertyalleviation, in addition to providing the needed inputs and equipment for our agricultural, health and security infrastructure. These efforts made Gombe state to stand out amongst its peers in the region and the country,” Dankwambo said.
The event, which was organised by the state government in collaboration with the federal government, awarded 20 workers from both the public and private sectors for their dedication and efficient service delivery in their organisations.
