President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Monday stressed the need civil servants to be more committed to duty and adhere to the provisions of the civil service rule.
The president said this at a valedictory session in honour of the outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, ant the swearing of her successor, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The president urged public officers to learn from Dr Yemi-Esan, especially her commitment to duty, loyalty and great vision.
He commended the ‘exceptional tenure’ of the outgoing Head of Service, saying she served with distinction and significant transformation of the Nigerian public service.
“Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan must be thanked for her very exceptional tenure as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and we must learn from her commitment to duty, loyalty and great vision.
“She served our nation exceptionally well with more commitment to duty, loyalty and great vision with distinction guiding the civil service rule with significant transformation and reforms.
“Her dedication to enhancing efficiency, transparency her professionalism has set a high standard for public administration in Nigeria.
“As she steps down we expressed our deep gratitude for her unwavering commitment and significant impact she has made in our country,” he said.
Also speaking, the outgoing Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, said civil servants must place the progress of the nation above other interests.
“All public servant must understand that they are here to serve the nation not to serve any other body but the nation and I would just want to appeal to them that always they should put the progress of the nation first before another thing and with that I am sure Nigeria will attain the greatness that God has purposed it to be,” she said.
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