BPSR DG Urges Accountability in New Agency Leadership

On Wednesday in Abuja, Dasuki Arabi, the Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), charged newly appointed chief executives and board members of federal parastatals to prioritize accountability and transparency in their leadership roles. This directive was given during an induction training program organized in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).

The program, which began in 2018 and is now in its 11th edition, focuses on evolving outcome-driven leadership reforms to improve service delivery and restore citizen confidence in public institutions. Arabi emphasized that public officials in strategic leadership positions must understand that their decisions directly influence public trust in government institutions.

He urged participants to uphold transparency and integrity, noting that effective governance relies on ethical leadership and accountability mechanisms. Umar Yakubu, Executive Director of the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity, also stressed the importance of public integrity as a cornerstone of effective governance.