The Ogun State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Olatunji Odunlami has urged town planners in the Ministry to uphold work ethics and professionalism in discharging their duties and shun every form of complicity.

Tpl. Odunlami gave this counsel in Abeokuta, during the In-House Professional Training organised by the Ministry with the theme: "Managing Professional Obligation and Ethical Conduct for Effective Service Delivery".

Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Adetunji Kanimodo, the Commissioner pointed out that the training was intended to re-orientate the officers in an attempt to eradicate professional flaws in the course of their duty, enjoining them never to give in to any form of compromise.

Speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Kamoru Ogunfowora charged the participants, particularly those in lower cadres to understudy their superiors to know the dos and don’ts of the job, urging the Zonal Town Planning Officers to complement government’s effort by improving the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through compliance with town planning assessment/directives and enforcing sanity and orderliness in the sector.

He said Town Planners should be able to deploy statistics in terms of pictorial representation in form of Bar charts, pie charts, and histograms to make the report comprehensive.

In his presentation, the Resource Person, TPl. Moses Ogunleye said ethics in professional practice, obligation in service delivery, unlearning to improve service delivery, as well as professionalism in service delivery should be considered while discharging their responsibilities.

He noted that the workshop would improve the skills and competence of the participants, adding that it would impact their knowledge positively and be beneficial to them in their day-to-day activities.

Speaking on behalf of the participants, Tpl. Bankole Temitope and Tpl. Kehinde Adetola hailed the Ministry for organising such a workshop, acknowledging that it would avail them the opportunity to perform their duties diligently and improve their performances on the job.