By Emmanuel Obisue
Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan has disclosed that the Federal Government has instituted a mechanism to ensure that hardworking and committed civil servants are fairly and timely appreciated and rewarded, while serving.
The policy she said, is being conceived with the objectives of improving productivity, as well as attracting, nurturing and retaining the best employees within the civil service.
Dr. Yemi-Esan made this known at the 2022 maiden edition of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation’s Recognition and Award Ceremony held recently in Abuja.
Reiterating the words of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that “the Civil Service must not be seen as a dumping ground for job seekers but must attract the best and the brightest, who will contribute fresh ideas and show a determination to solve our socio-economic problems,” she acknowlegded that civil servants are the pillars of national development.
She added that the commitment towards ensuring that government initiatives are sustained in the spirit of rewarding and recognizing excellence, innovation and dedication in the civil service, as a motivated and efficient workforce, is now fully entrenched.
While congratulating the awardees, the Head of Service challenged them to work harder, reiterating that “the reward for hard work is more work”.
“You must not fail to also realise that this recognition entrusts a lot of responsibility on you as Ambassadors of Change to transform the Service, in accordance with its vision of building a world class institution,” she added.
20 staff were rewarded as Officers with Exceptional Qualities, 15 in the senior category and five in the junior. The awardees were presented with certificates of honour, plaques and cash prizes, while the two most outstanding were given a Fridge and Generating Set respectively.
Present at the occasion were the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Service Matters, Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Permanent Secretaries in the OHCSF, as well as those of the Federal Ministries of Trade and Investment and Power, Directors.
