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From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has sworn in four new Permanent Secretaries in the state’s civil service.
The new permanent secretaries are, Mrs. Funke Ajibola, Mr Michael Boluade, Mr Foluso Akinwumi, and Mr Rotimi Akomolede.
At the swearing in ceremony held at the conference hall, Governor’s office Ado-Ekiti, on Monday, the governor charged the newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries to ensure they continue to exhibit transparency, integrity, and prudence in the discharge of their duties.
Governor Oyebanji also charged them to foster an atmosphere of teamwork, confidence building, and collective responsibility, stressing the need for them to inspire others by being solution providers.
The governor who noted that the appointments were merit-based, advised the new appointees to embrace innovation and technology and challenged them to justify their appointments by giving their best at all times and ensuring they bring creativity, compassion, and vigour to bear on their job as permanent secretaries.
At the event, the Governor called on all accounting officers across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to re-double their efforts and increase the tempo of service delivery in order to achieve the shared prosperity agenda of his administration.
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“I am so happy that today’s exercise is a product of a merit-based examination process and not as a result of man-know-man. I am also happy that people can become Permanent Secretaries without knowing anybody. I am so glad and proud of myself that this is happening.”
The Governor who noted that the appointment is a continuation of the last competitive examinations for both the State and the Local Government held in 2023 urged them to see themselves as “both managers of human and material resources of government.”
Speaking further he said “ You must therefore be committed to probity, transparency, and prudence, especially at a time like this. As human resource managers, you will be expected to foster an atmosphere of teamwork, confidence building, and collective responsibility.
“You should be a leader who inspires others and a solution provider. You must also embrace innovation and technology.
“In the next few months, this administration will be two years in office, we therefore need to run faster than we have been; accordingly, all permanent secretaries must double up and increase the tempo of service delivery to achieve the shared prosperity agenda of government as it relates to their ministries, departments and agencies,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the new permanent secretaries, Mr Michael Boluade thanked the governor for the appointment, assuring that they will remain committed to developing the state as he commended the Governor for ensuring that all appointments during his administration were merit-based
In his welcome address, the Head of Service, Engr. Sunday Komolafe expressed his appreciation to Governor Oyebanji for allowing him to serve. He also commended him for his various welfare packages for civil servants which have enlivened the lives of workers in the state as he lifted the bar of civil servants in the state.
Also at the event were the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye; Secretary to the State Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro; Head of Service, Engr. Sunday Komolafe; members of state executive council, body of permanent secretaries, commissioners, traditional rulers among others.
