A new Permanent Secretary, Aliyu Shehu, has today taken over the reins of Office at the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, following his deployment from Federal Ministry of Finance (Special Duties Office) to the Women Affairs Ministry.
As contained in a statement signed by the Director, Press & Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Olujimi Oyetomi, the short but impressive ceremony held at the Women Affairs Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, 30th August, 2022.
Stating his policy direction to Directors and staff of the Ministry, the dye-in-the-wool Accountant and Administrator declared that he will only be friendly with staff that are hardworking, truthful and committed to duty.
Shehu who was accompanied to the Ministry by some Directors and Teams of Civil Servants that worked with him at different work stations, especially, Federal Ministry of Finance, further stated that he doesn’t appreciate lobbyists who would not state issues as they ought to be.
The Director, Economic Services of the Ministry who was overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Idris Muhammed, led Directors of the Ministry to welcome the newly deployed Permanent Secretary, stating that the Ministry has a crop of hardworking, dedicated professionals who are among the best the Federal Civil Service can parade and they will be ready to extend full cooperation to the new Permanent Secretary.
Muhammed assured the new Permanent Secretary of receiving briefings from the Ministry’s Directors and their teams who would provide information about the oncoming events to the new Permanent Secretary.
The highlight of the event is the taking over of notes which spelt out the details of the activities and the mileage attained, apart from the Mission, Vision and Mandates of the Ministry.