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Fans, Stakeholders Wishes Eagles Well In 2019 AFCON

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5 years ago

June 19, 2019

Barely two days to the commencement of the 2019 Africa nations cup in Cairo Egypt Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be flying the Green and White colors of the nation as they will be square it out with Burundi, Guinea, and Madagascar respectively in the Group B

Eagles will begin their quest for the fourth glory when the biennial football hostilities take center stage in Egypt starting from June 21 to July 19.

The Super Eagles who had settled down in Alexandria the venue of their group matches against Burundi on Saturday, June 22^nd with their second game four days later against Guinea on Wednesday, June 26th.

While the last group game will be against Madagascar on Sunday, June 30th.

However, the Passionate FCT Residents, sports-loving and various stakeholders who have devoted themselves to the growth and development of round leather games in the country have wished country National team the Super Eagles the best at the forthcoming AFCON commencing on 21^st June 2019.

As for Pius Idoko, a sports journalist based in FCT expresses that, “Super Eagles have all the opportunity to spring surprises when they get to the African stage. Nigerian I wish them well.”

On his own, Jide Olusola said with the kind of experience players we have in the team Eagles will do well.

While raising some team lapses Olusola asked, how many homes bred players are in the national team. Can we compare ours to other African? Do we play football again at home or we just organize teams to win our leagues.

Speaking also, was the football loving Nigeria Niyi Busari, submitted that, if we don’t wish Nigeria well who else will do that for us, eve, though there is no much to celebrate about the team and If we must go far, there is a lot of work to do, unfortunately, the time is short but as a Nigerian I wish the team best outing in Egypt.

Another sport loving Nigerian Bassey Aniete who was not convinced about the Eagles’ preparation expressed: “Well, I am a Nigerian, no matter how I can’t wish them bad luck for the fact that I am a Nigerian.

If you look at the team all the players are foreign-based and they were paying better, they are not even hungry to play for the country with their whole heart, look at all the friendly matches, nothing to write home about but all the way I wish them best of luck because I am also a Nigerian.

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Nigeria Will Take Good Shape In No Distant Time- Olawande

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2 days 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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