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Prof. Olaopa Resumes as Chairman Federal Civil Service Commission. Promises deliberate approach to transform the Commission

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3 years ago

December 15, 2023

Joel Ajayi

With the image of the Commission at stake, Professor Olaopa has said he was committed to the transformation and creative disruption of the organisation.
In a statement Signed by the Head Press & Public Relations of the Commission Taiwo Hassan revealed that the Chairman made this remark at the resumption ceremony organized for him at the Commission on Wednesday.

He noted that as a reformer he will be deliberate in his approach in turning things around at the Commission; saying that in his first few months he would pursue vigorously the rebranding of the organization to restore its integrity.

He also said that basic functions of the Commission will be assessed in terms of it impact to see where there are gaps including looking at the way recruitment, promotion and discipline are conducted and link them to a larger Human Resources system that is based on merit.

He warned those staff that has become a stain on the organisation’s reputation through their criminal and disreputable acts to desist in their own interest as he was determined to make a few scapegoats to serve as deterrence as nobody is above the law.

Chairman asserts that “he has a zero tolerance for cash and carry culture of some notorious few that has become a stain on the Commission’s reputation, thereby casting an unwelcome shadow on the many hardworking and dedicated personnel that diligently conscientiously commit to the mission of the organization”.

While eulogizing the former Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Tukur Bello Ingawa for doing a great job which he called, “grand innovations and legacies”; he pointed out that he was in the Commission to do serious business and not to play.

Earlier, Dr. Jonah Madugu who was the most senior Commissioner and acting Chairman before the resumption of Professor Olaopa, said with the pedigree of the Chairman he believed he was going to turn things around for good in the organisation.On his part, the Permanent Secretary. Dr. Yakubu Adam Kofarmata who thanked Mr. President for appointing Professor Olaopa as a round peg in a round hole for the job observed that from the actions of the Chairman and Commissioners after their resumption they really meant business.Olaopa, who is a native of Oyo State, Nigeria, is also a professor, seasoned public administrator, researcher, author and accomplished scholar-bureaucrat with experience spanning over 40years.

As a former Permanent Secretary who retired in 2016, he worked on several public policy reforms where he was a Director of Programmes, Bureau of Public Service Reforms; Special Assistant on Reforms to the Head of Service of Nigeria on Public Service Reforms as well as Director, External Linkages and Reforms Department, Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

Upon taking over at the Commission, Prof. Olaopa sought to receive briefing from Heads of Department and Units to coalesce his agenda moving forward to 2024. He added that he will rely on the cooperation of staff to drive the implementation of his vision.

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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12

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23 hours ago

October 3, 2026

The Gleamer

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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