The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has promised to prioritize capacity building for members and staff of the house to ensure effective service delivery.

Abbas made this known on Thursday at the opening of a 2-day workshop titled: ‘Improving the Effectiveness of Legislative Aids’, organized for aides in the office of the speaker.

The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Abbas said that the house is ready to engage development partners to provide targeted capacity programmes for members and staff

“Capacity building is a major motivation for productivity in any establishment. It is my avowed commitment to ensure that capacity building is a major hallmark of my tenure as speaker not only for staff but also for members of the House of the Representatives.

“I want to take this opportunity to urge you to take every opportunity for training very seriously; the success of any establishment is dependent on the capacity and output of the drivers of that office.

“Today, you are the face of the speaker’s office. You are the ones that members and visitors interface with in the office of the Speaker.

“Your conduct, your disposition, your relationship with people, and the way you attend to the public represents the image of the office of the speaker.