Head Of Service Appreciates President Bola Tinubu For Support. ..... Thanks The Media For Publicity Of OHCSF Programmes

Nigeria's Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Esther Didi WaIson-Jack has thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support especially as regards the ongoing reform in the Civil Service.

Esther Didi WaIson-Jack who also appreciated the media for their unflinching support in giving publicity to the programmes of the Civil Service, said, "I know that this office has always been supported by the Media and I can attest to it because I was also in this office from 2015, came back to the office in 2017-2019. So I know the Fourth Estate of the Realm has always supported this office. 

"Thank you for the support you have given us especially on my announcement as the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and that support has continued till date. 

The Head of Service who stated this during a fora; "Meet and Greet Cocktail" with the media executives said, "We therefore thought it fit that we should organise this event to put faces to the names and to meet with you one on one just to tighten, strengthen the bond that this office has with the media.

This will not be the last, we will have other fora to interact with you.

"You will recall that since we assumed the office, we have had several programmes and activities, and I sincerely appreciate you all for having supported our activities, our programmes and giving it the necessary publicity for proper dissemination to the citizens of Nigeria.

"You will recall that the office had the Federal Civil Service strategy and implementation 2021-2025 and that is the plan that we are still driving. However, we have resolved to bring on Board creativity and innovation to accelerate that plan. 

"And so the six pillars which represent the reform the ongoing reforms require adequate coverage so that the implementation can be fast tracked. And so this and indeed the Federal Civil Service delivers on the Renewed Hope Agenda. 

"I want to use this opportunity to appreciate President Bola Tinubu for the support especially as regards the ongoing reform. We have quite a few things we are working on and in the fullness of time we will need you as the media to know what we have been able to achieve. 

"But I must say what we are actually looking forward to is our 100 days in office. We are working on several things but I beg to share with you today, one initiative which we have brought to bear and very soon we will actually show you a clip and we hope you will join us in singing our Federal Civil Service Anthem.

"The anthem has been reintroduced to drive the reform. It is expected that the anthem will be sung by all civil and public servants and indeed Nigerians. And it will be an anthem that will encourage every public servant to imbibe the lyrics of the anthem which is just saying to us that we must be efficient, productive, incorruptible, and citizen centered.

"And so that epic culture is what we are hoping that the anthem will create and it will be something the civil servants will actually exemplify, that every civil servant will be efficient, productive,  incorruptible, and citizen centered. The Head of Service stated 

While thanking the media, she added that, "One request I make is that you all will help us popularize this anthem so that every nook and cranny of Nigeria will play this anthem. We need to imbibe the words and we need to live it.

The event witnessed the presence of executives and Representatives of different media organizations.