HoS tasks ex-perm secs on nation building

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs.
Winifred OyoIta, has stressed the need for retired Permanent Secretaries to sustain their positive contribution to the development of the nation and not necessarily see their retirement as impediment.
Oyo-Ita said this in Abuja at a cocktail party in honour of five permanent secretaries who retired from January 2018 to June 2018 as part of the welfare policy established this year.
The retired permanent secretaries are: Mrs.
Fatima Binta Bamidele, Mr.
Abubakar Gusau Magaji, Mr.
Bolaji Adebiyi, Mr.
Osarenom Uwaifo and Mr.
Osuji Ndubuisi Marcellinus.
She said the retirees were honoured by the federal government in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation, and urged them to continue to provide service for the development of the country and its citizens.
“It is also targeted at promoting social integration, friendship, camaraderie and good working relationship among colleagues who have agreed to come together to jointly handle some of our welfare needs; particularly, the ones not covered by extant rules and to also offer support and succour whenever the need arises.
“It is a welfare policy that seeks to bring bonding to the body of Permanent Secretaries and to help create an atmosphere of fellowship.
It will also enable them to know each other beyond official capacity and discuss how to move the country forward and promote peace,” she said.
Also speaking, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr.
Boss Gida Mustapha, appealed to the retirees not to relent in their efforts to promote peace and unity in the country.
The SGF, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ecological Fund Office (EFO), Mrs.
Habiba Muda Lawal, commended the retirees for their service to the fatherland, and charged them not to relent in contributing to national development.