ON the 12th of September, President James Michel made history in the Nation when he gathered around him the Chief Executives of his Government and just like the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya and the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania used to do, in their respective country, tell the Executives in no uncertain terms, what he expects from them.
If the Chief Executive of the Nation is serious about what he said, then we are certainly in for a change and the Presi-dent would have shown that for him the good governance of Seychelles takes priority over partisan consideration.
Let us think, and reflect on what the President said, and follow his words with concrete actions.
“We all share a common purpose. We are at the service of the people of Seychelles.”
“You have been entrusted at the engines by which we can make our country move forward with efficiency and dynamism.”
“We all need to take stock of where we are, and where we intend to go.”
“We should also remember that Government restructuring has been a cry on the lips of our population for a while now.”
“Members of the public have demanded that government be more accountable. And so they should, it is their right as citizens that the civil service be accountable to them.”
“We have to view the interest of our country in a more holistic manner.”
“And when it comes to difficult decisions we cannot hide our heads in the sand.”
“Government should not remain static. Where necessary, we will continue to change, we will continue to evolve. I want a Government that is efficient! I want a Government that delivers!”
“We need to be thinking about how to upgrade our entire workforce, at all levels – and that means both Government and private sector.”
“We also need to continually emphasize life-long learning – a process which the University of Seychelles will facilitate.”
“Our Young Leadership scheme also aims to further promote a culture of excellence.”
“We should all consider ourselves mentors to the leaders of tomorrow.”
“Government has to generate trust by showing consistency, reliability and integrity at the organizational level as well as the individual level.”
“We have to be honest with ourselves and with each other.”
“I do not expect to have anyone tell me something simply because they think that is what I want to hear. I expect nothing less than the truth, nothing less than the reality.”
“To paraphrase Martin Luther King, when all is said and done, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“We need all branches of Government to be operating according to the highest ethical standards.”
“We also need to eliminate wastage in all its forms.”
“We need to crack down on abuses.”
“Let us think outside the box. Let us be prepared to think and act boldly.”
“It is bold decisions that will allow us to rise to new challenges. We cannot sit back and wait for things to happen.”
“We need a shared vision.”
“In relation to our need for strategic thinking we also need to improve our communications and networking capabilities.”
“Enhanced transparency, will improve efficiency, trust and reliability.”
“In terms of communications let us not be afraid to talk about our successes, and similarly let us also have no fear in analyzing our failures and how we can improve on them,”
“The Seychellois people deserve to be kept informed of what is going on in our country.”
We congratulate the President for, to quote his own words – “Thinking outside the box,” and we wish him courage and success in the direction he appears to be going.
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