ALREADY ATTAINED STANDARDS MUST NOT Drop.... HoSF ..... As Civil Servants Celebrate Her Doggedness

"Keep holding your heads high in your service to the country and ensure that the already attained standards are taken to the next higher level." Dr Folashade Yemi Esan

Dr Folashade Yemi Esan, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been described  by the HoSF Designate, Mrs Didi WaIson-Jack, as AMPLE; Accountable, a strong advocate of Meritocracy, a Professional, Loyal servant and Efficient. 

Mrs Didi WaIson-Jack showered Dr Folashade Yemi Esan this encomium during a Townhall meeting held on Thursday, August 8, 2024 in Abuja with  staff of the OHCSF, organised by the Executives of the Joint Union Negotiating Council (JUNC), OHCSF's Chapter.

Cross section of participants at the Town Hall meeting

At the Town Hall meeting, Dr Folashade Yemi Esan, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation advised Civil Servants to keep holding their heads high in their service to the country and ensure that the already attained standards are taken to the next higher level.

Dr Esan who expressed happiness on the transformations evident in the Civil Service, such as increased confidence level, articulation and ability to speak out, noted that gone are the days when Civil Servants were to be seen and not heard. 

This is as she also encouraged the Civil Servants to speak out about the good things happening in the Service. 

The HoSF who gave this charge during a Townhall meeting held on Thursday, August 8, 2024 in Abuja with  staff of the OHCSF, organised by the Executives of the Joint Union Negotiating Council (JUNC), OHCSF's Chapter during a valedictory session in her honour, as she bows out of Office, acknowledged God Almighty for all His goodness unto her.

Dr Esan thanked the two Presidents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, former President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as the incumbent, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for their support and leadership. 

The Head of Service attributed her successes to the efforts of the Transformative Permanent Secretaries and indeed, the entire staff of the OHCSF.

She described the event as unprecedented because it is unheard of for the Organised Labour to celebrate the exit of their principal due to the fact that they are mainly known for their negotiating skills not hospitality. 

Dr Esan reminded her audience that the Federal Civil Service Strategies and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP25) drive is all about improving service delivery that will enhance governance for quality lives of the citizenry.

She also urged the Union to support the incoming HoSF to succeed in her tenure and also advised the latter to ensure the maintenance of open communication links with the Union to avoid faceoffs.                                                                                                          The HoSF equally used the opportunity to present six (6), official vehicles to Directors in the Office and handed over keys of two  (2) Coaster (Hiace) buses to the Union to add to the ones available for ease of staff transportation, especially in these economic doldrums. 

The HoSF-Designate, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack,  and some Transformative Permanent Secretaries used the occasion to pour encomium on the outgoing HoSF. 

They unanimously spoke about her doggedness, selflessness and passion for transforming things for the better. 

The high point of the eulogies was when the personality of our digital HoSF was aptly described by the HoSF Designate using the acronym of the core values of the Service, AMPLE.; Accountable, a strong advocate of Meritocracy, a Professional, Loyal servant and Efficient. 

Earlier in his Opening Speech, the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, OHCSF, Mr. Raymond Omachi, reiterated that the Townhall meeting was a special one meant not to interrogate but to celebrate the HoSF, while adding that the meeting was a demonstration of the sacrifices made for the Service by the HoSF. 

Speaking on behalf of the staff, the President, JUNC, Mr. Sylvester Ameh commended the stewardship of the HoSF in the implementation of FCSSIP25, as well as building on what she met on assumption of Office. 

While appreciating her efforts towards alleviating the suffering of Civil Servants, he solicited for a better and improved welfare for workers from the in-coming HoSF.