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Christmas Celebrations: Sunday Dare Puts Smiles On Widows, Less-privileged, Others In Ogbomosho

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December 27, 2019

Joel Ajayi

In his determination, his zeal and desire to enable the widows, the less privileged and many others in the society enjoy the joy of the season just like the rest of the society, the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Sunday Dare did not allow the busy schedules of his work to stop him from feeding the large number of people in his hometown, Ogbomosho.

The Minister also used the occasion to wish residents a merry Christmas, while thanking the Almighty God for sparing their lives to witness yet another Christmas.

Countless people who were the special guests in his house went to their various homes with joy as they received gift items, merriment, and cash to celebrate the festive period in Ogbomosho.

The benefactors spoke about the good deed he expressed, even before he became Minister, he has been helping those who live in a world of penury.

While some said, they are not surprised because putting smiles on many people’s faces is a lifestyle to him.

Mr. Mansur Suleiman said: “I am not surprised that he is affecting the lives of people in the country and now he brought that home which is very essential to humanity.

For me, giving succors to people is the best thing he has done for touching the lives of widows, I pray God will continue to bless him richly and give him the enabling environment to take sports to the next level.

“He has affected sports and youth in the country positively, just three months in office he has done very well and we want him to do more and we are proud of him.”

“I am happy is from this town, but we want him to inject more lives to our stadiums here.”

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Nigeria Will Take Good Shape In No Distant Time- Olawande

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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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