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Former Minister, Dare thanks Tinubu over the appointment of Adelabu as Special Adviser

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1 year ago

June 21, 2023

…Says President is a staunch reformer

Joel Ajayi

The immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, has described the appointment of Mr. Zacchaeus Adedeji Adelabu as Special Adviser Revenue, as another example of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s famed penchant for finding, grooming and enabling competent hands.

In a statement Signed on Wednesday by Dare Media Office, DMO in Abuja said the appointment further shows how blessed the people of Oyo State are for their son to be found worthy of a place in government amongst the first set of appointments.

According to the statement, I must thank Mr. President for finding a worthy son of Oyo state for this novel appointment,” Chief Dare said. “Mr Adelabu’s competence and innovative mind are not in doubt. He performed excellently at his role in Oyo state as the Commissioner of Finance and opened up new vistas of revenue for the state. Again Mr. President you have shown your knack for finding, developing and empowering young, brilliant minds. This is you doing what you do best and I am extremely happy with this choice.”

The Minister further stated that no of our leaders in recent times has come to power fully prepared like President Bola Tinubu.

“The last few weeks is a validation of preparedness of President Tinubu for this great assignment. For years, he studied the challenges and the opportunities of the country and as a reformist per excellence, he went straight to work with that knowledge and is building a formidable team to take Nigeria to global excellence and respect.

“Under President Tinubu’s leadership, Nigeria is set for greatness and the nation should be excited for the future. There will be some rocky days but the goal of prosperity for all, sustainable peace and unity will be achieved. He is a goal getter and I’m certain that our Youth will be inspired by his extraordinary mind and his obsession for collective success.”

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Nigeria Will Take Good Shape In No Distant Time- Olawande

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6 hours ago

September 16, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande has urged the citizens of the country to be patient with the Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in transforming the lives of its citizens through various policies and programs of the federal government.

The Minister made this submission while delivering his speech at the Joint Union Negotiating Council’s week of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development branch. This is the first edition since both Ministries of Youth and Sports had been damaged. The JUNC week which was held at Atiku Hall, Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja had its theme: “The working people in a volatile, uncertain, and complex economy”

In the words of the Honourable Minister: “I urge you to be patient with this administration. In no distant time, the country will take good shape and the lives of its citizens will be transformed”.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a pauper, he is an acknowledged epitome of wealth, and so it cannot be said of him that he desires to loot the treasury of Nigeria. He has seen money and as a result of this, he is not interested in looting the nation’s treasury”, Olawande explained.

He emphasized that “leadership is all about being committed to serve. If you are a Minister now, tomorrow you will be addressed as a former Minister, likewise a Director because there is no permanent position but the impact that you made while in that office will speak after you”, the Minister reiterated.

Olawande expressed his gratitude to the workers of the Ministry for being supportive of the government policies and programs. He promised that the welfare of the staff would not be compromised, adding that workers deserve remuneration for being hardworking.

Earlier in his address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya admonished the staff of the Ministry to put in their best as “Performance Management System” which replaces APER is the criteria to be used for promotion effective next year. This, according to him is because the Performance Management System (PMS) records the best efforts and input of each staff which will in turn be used to grade such staff.

Olusanya who disclosed that the welfare of the staff is his priority as workers deserve the best for the services rendered. He opined that “the hungry man is angry and as a worker, if you are not treated fairly and properly, it is impossible to get the best out of you. As a result, all staff will be treated properly as motivation to propel the best in you”, he concluded.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, OON, MNI, in her address, informed that the activity to reinvigorate the Civil Service in a bid to ensure that Civil Servants carry out their duties with much diligence to have efficient and incorruptible civil service is currently on course. She advised workers to wake up and be committed to the service of the nation.

In his closing remarks, Mr. Jerry Akume, the General Secretary of the Union expressed his delight in celebrating this year’s edition of the Union week, while highlighting the achievements of the union so far. These include:

Upward review of staff welfare, prompt payment of repatriation allowances, payment of first 28 days allowance, assistance to the sick, general training of staff, and sending forth/retirement package for retired staff.

He also appealed to the Management of the Ministry, saying that irrespective of the aforementioned achievements, a lot still needs to be done in such areas as procurement of staff buses, upward review of welfare payment for festive periods, consistent general staff training, and procurement of office and work materials.

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