An Edo State indigene Benson Ojeikere has been appointed and sworn in as the new Head of Service of Abia State, while a statement quoted the new head of service as saying he was still in shock over his latest appointment.
Penpushing reports that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State conducted the swearing in held on Monday as affirmed in a statement on Tuesday by the Governor’s Media Aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma made available to journalists.
The statement said Ojeikere, after his university education, was posted to Abia State for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme in 1999, where he served and emerged as the best corps member and subsequently got automatic employment in the Abia State civil service.
Penpushing further reports that the Governor in 2023, appointed Ojeikere a Permanent Secretary following his emergence as one of the best in the selection process, and was posted to the Government House, where he served until his appointment as the head of the civil service.
“Governor Otti congratulated the highly elated Ojeikere and enjoined him to justify his well-deserved appointment by putting in his best in line with the vision and desire of his government to build a robust and efficient civil service that would be a reference point in Nigeria and beyond’, the statement read
Penpushing also reports that Ekeoma in the statement added that the Governor used the opportunity to reassure the people of Abia state of his commitment to upholding the principles of excellence and meritocracy over mediocrity in governing the state.
The new Head of Service inspite of expressing shock on the appointment admitted that he worked very hard every day since he joined the Abia state civil service, stressing that he never believed it was possible to go beyond the rank of a Senior Director, let alone a Permanent Secretary.
Penpushing reports that he thanked the Governor for allowing himself to be used by God to do what no person would have imagined was possible in any state civil service in Nigeria, and promised to justify the confidence and trust reposed in him by aligning with the government and working harder than ever to ensure the repositioning of the Abia civil service and make it a model that other states, from within and outside Nigeria, would want to emulate.
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