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“Cooperate with New Permanent Secretary to achieve the Ministry’s Mandates” – Dunoma Urges Staff
Joel Ajayi
The out- gone Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry Of Youth Development,Dunoma Umar Ahmed,PhD has urged Staff of the Ministry to cooperate with the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,Mr Olubunmi Olusanya in order to achieve the mandates of the Ministry.
Dunoma Ahmed gave this charge during the official handing over ceremony which took place in the Ministry yesterday.
He describes the Staff of the Ministry as being up and doing , intelligent and dedicated to duties in the running of the affairs of the Ministry.While stressing that the Staff’s commitment to work since he assumed duty in the Ministry was instrumental to his success during his tenure of office, he pleaded with them to stretch the same hands of fellowship to his Successor.
Dunoma Umar who has just been posted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Permanent Secretary reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ‘s administration’s interest in the Youth,hence he said the President appointed two Vibrant Youth as Ministers to champion the affairs of the Ministry in line with the renewed hope agenda of the administration . This,he observed, demonstrates the commitments of the president to Youth development and empowerment emphasised that the Ministry is strategic in nature for the purpose of its mandate of catering for the well being of Nigerian Youth.
“It’s a known fact that the Youth constitutes 75% of Nigerian population .Youth are the economic strength of this country and it is today that usually determines tomorrow. For this purpose, we have to invest on them to make them economically viable”, the out- gone Permanent Secretary stated.
In his response, the new Permanent Secretary Mr. Olusanya Olubunmi said that he has heard good things about the Staff of the Ministry and urged them to keep the good works up.He stressed that his office doors are opened to everyone for ideas to sustain the smooth running of the Ministry.He promised that Staff welfare and training will be given a top priority for motivation.
While describing his predecessor as his mentor, Olusanya pointed out that ” his mentorship contributed to his appointment as a Permanent Secretary without knowing that he would be the one to succeed him in the Ministry.
While giving the Vote of thanks on behalf of the Ministry,Director, Legal Department thanked the out-gone Permanent Secretary for the inputs he has made during his short tenure of office .
He assured the incoming Permanent Secretary of Staff’s cooperation and wish him a successful tenure.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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