Yemi-Esan hints on realignment of civil service reforms

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has hinted on steps taken so far by the service to realign the civil service reforms toward the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to her, the civil service has reached a critical stage in the reform process, noting that the Sallah occasion was the right time to celebrate the successes recorded so far.

The HoSF, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, disclosed this during a Special Jummah prayer held at the National Mosque, Abuja as part of activities marking the 2024 Civil Service Week.

She disclosed that the trajectory of the ongoing reform is upward and the speed at which it is going is phenomenal, adding that Nigerians have begun to see a civil service that is not only transformative but worthy of emulation with any civil service in the world.

Yemi-Esan said: “We have harmonised the 2024 theme of the Civil Service Week, not only to be relevant to Nigeria, but also to align with the global efforts being made by Civil Servants all over the world, especially in Africa.”

She also enjoined the Nigerian public, especially the Muslim Ummah, to continue to pray for the progress of the Nigerian Civil Service in guaranteeing the peace, stability and national development of the country.

Representative of the HoSF, Dr. Gwarzo, mni, was joined by some of his colleagues to offer prayers for the civil service and the nation, at large.

Among the Transformative Permanent Secretaries, in attendance, were those of the federal ministries of Labour and Employment, Ismaila Abubakar; Water Resources and Sanitation, Aliyu Shinkafi Shehu; Communications and Digital Economy, Engr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo; Environment, Mahmud Adam Kambari; Works, Dr. Yakubu Adam Kofarmata; Industry Trade and Investment, Amb. Nura Abba Rimi and Youth Development, Dr. Ahmed Dunama Umar.

The Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Prof. Ibrahim Maqari, prayed that Allah continues to preserve, support and protect the civil servants in the delivery of their responsibilities to the nation, in line with the transformative agenda of Mr. President.