Works Ministry Staff Pour Encomium on Engr Umahi for Quality Leadership, Commitment to Welfare of Workers

It was a day of joy, eulogies  and encomiums as civil servants in the Federal Ministry  of  Works, Mabushi-Abuja  rolled  out their  drums  to celebrate  and honour the Honourable  Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen Engr Nweze David Umahi CON  for  his  quality  leadership  and  sense of  devotion  to the welfare  of the workers  of the  Ministry.

The workers under the aegis of Joint Union, Federal Ministry of Works took the Honourable Minister   by surprise as they converged at the Ministry’s Main Hall on Tuesday, 20th February 2024 and sought an audience with him through their Permanent Secretary, Dr. Yakubu Adam Kofaramata

A statement issued by Hon. Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, Special Adviser ( Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works, noted that the Honourable Minister, in his usual unassuming  mannerism and deep  sense of responsiveness, came down  to see his workers and behold  it was a mammoth crowd of over 1500 workers in  the Ministry’s headquarters who were seated  to thank him for the  quality leadership  and  devotion to the  workers  well-being  which they have continued  to  enjoy since he came on board  as Hon. Minister of Works.

The Honourable Minister was honoured with a ‘Pragmatic Leadership Award’ by the  Joint Union of the Ministry. The workers also danced a treat with the Honourable Minister   in demonstration  of their love for his leadership style, which  they said was unprecedented in the history  of the establishment  of the Federal Ministry of Works.

Speaking during  the event, the Honourable Minister of Works  thanked  the  workers  for the  surprise reception by the workers and the  award of honour  given to him by the workers. He particularly thanked  the leadership  of the Joint  Union of the Ministry  for their sense  of  happiness  and thankfulness, which  they demonstrated through  their surprise  reception. He promised  to continue  to serve the purpose of his appointment  with the deepest  sense  of responsibility and in undiluted  collaboration  with the workforce.

He announced  the commencement  of training programmes  for  the Ministry’s workers from grade level 14 and above and the establishment  of   the Ministry’s Welfare  Fund for the staff to enhance  their happiness, effective  March 2024.

He also announced  the involvement  of the Ministry’s staff in the monitoring  and evaluation of the projects  executed by the Ministry  nationwide  and the reactivation  of the whistle  blowers  desk of the Ministry  to  assist  in reporting  jobs not done in accordance  with  the Ministry’s specifications.

He urged civil servants all over the country  to take Nigeria  first  in the dispensation  of their  public duties, adding that the  Renewed Hope administration of His Excellency President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR means well for Nigeria  and deserves from all the support and cooperation needed for him  to achieve enduring solutions  to our socio-economic  problems.

He said, “I want to assure you that Mr. President feels your problems, and he’s working out something day and night to give a solution to the teething problems facing the country. You see, the problem of our country is the problem of all of us. We need to bring back to society what we’ve taken from society. We need to do that. It’s not the blame of the President, it’s not the blame of the past President. Americans will always say America first.”

Speaking on behalf  of the entire staff, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Yakubu Adam Kofaramata  praised the professional and administrative  capacities  of the Hon. Minister of Works.

The Permanent Secretary described him as a super intelligent, action-packed, and vision -driven Minister who recognizes  and values  the potential  of the workers.

He said, ” The workers, and indeed, Nigerians, are happy with Mr. President for appointing a round peg to head the Federal Ministry of Works. We assure you that we will continue  to  work  loyally  with  the  core values  of  honesty, integrity, industry, and objectivity for the good  of our  Ministry.

Presenting the award of honour  to the Honourable Minister,  the Chairman of the Joint Union, Mr. Omobolanle Kuti  stated  that the event was organized for all the workers  to give honour  to whom honour is due.

He stated that the Hon. Minister has shown a good example  of a compassionate  leader who  cares for the welfare  of his people  and the progress  of his fatherland.

He continued” You have  shown a great difference  in  the way you care for our welfare, in the way you attend to mails, in supervising  the projects executed under the Ministry, in your power of contract negotiations  and assuring  best standards  in the delivery of road  projects. You even supervise projects on weekends and public holidays, you come to the office early and go very late. No mail delays in your office for more than 24 hours.  We are proud of you.”

In his vote of thanks,  the Director, Human Resources Mr. Aliyu Abdallahi appreciated  the Hon. Minister for his selfless  service and care for the wellbeing of the civil  servants in the Ministry  and described  him as a special  breed of politician who works  for the good  of all persons despite their place of origin.

He also described him as a leader who builds the capacities  of workers  irrespective  of their  grade levels or competences.

He prayed God to continue to prosper  the Hon. Minister with greater  innovative  powers  and benevolence  of heart  as he works  to actualize  the mandate  of the Federal Ministry of Works.

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