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FCTA Staff Jubilate Over Creation of Civil Service Commission, Women Affairs Secretariat
By Laide Akinboade, Abuja
Thousands of staff of the FCT Administration early on Monday morning, came out in their thousands at FCTA Secretariat in order to express their gratitude to the minister, Nyesom Wike over last weekend’s approval by President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of FCTA Civil Service Commission and Women Affairs Secretariat.
The jubilating staff in their numbers, marched straight to the entrance of the minister’s office where they sang his praises with bands and trumpets.
Speaking on behalf of the workers, President, Joint Union Action Committee FCTA/FCDA/SDAs, Matilukuro Muyideen said the management and staff of the Administration are highly excited that the issue which has been lingering since 2004 was addressed barely two months of Wike’s leadership as the FCT minister.
He pledged the total support of the staff of the Administration to the minister noting that staff have never had it this good in recent years. PLAY:
Responding, the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike said he was disappointed when he learnt that staff of the Administration, particularly those at Director cadre could not rise to the apex of their careers as is obtainable in others states.
While assuring that he will implement the establishment of Civil Service Commission before next week, Wike promised the workers of improved welfare as he prepares to carry out more reforms in the civil service.
According to the Minister, “I would convey your message to the President, Command in Chief, for your appreciation for what he did for all of you and our society last week.
“So many people may not understand that “He who wears the shoes, knows where it pinches.
“Nobody talks about the welfare of others, the growth of others.
Who will be happy in life if he cannot attain to the highest peak of his or her career? If I am a judge, I want to reach supreme Court. If I am a civil servant, I want to reach the Permanent Secretary level.
“I’m sure that all of you have lost hope. I told Mr. President, “you said, it is the renewed hope agenda. This people have lost hope, renew their hope. Tell them that everything is not lost and the only way you can assure them, is by making them grow to the peak of their career. And Mr. President said, I’m not aware of this. Now that I am aware, I will be bring back the hope of the civil servants of the FCT.
‘He immediately approved that, we should implement the 2018 law as passed by the National Assembly.
‘Let me tell you, from now till next week, I will implement it, because if I can grow in my career to this level., why should we be a hindrance to other people’s growth?”
Wike added, “So many people are only running away from doing the right thing, so many people will be angry but it doesn’t matter because the truth must be told, which is what we have been lacking in this country. Nobody wants to say the truth. People are afraid of death even though they know they would die one day. So do not be afraid, we are going to look at it sooner and i will tell Mr. President how happy you are.
“The president also believe in Inclusivity and since FCT has been, women are not carried along. Therefore, you now have a mandate secretary that will take care of women in which we may call Commissioner For Women Affairs.
“So you see how he has used one stone to kill 3 birds; One for the civil servants, one for the people of Abuja to encourage development and one for the women. How many people would have done that?”
“More things will come, we are going to bring a lot of innovations, because civil servants will now be part of their own career promotions and the rest of it.
“I didn’t even know about the 2018 law until I saw a columnist saying that nobody has the political will to implement the 2018 law. So I went back and read about this 2018 law and it was an act passed by the National Assembly. Then I said, “Okay, me, I have the political will and I thank Mr. President for having that confidence in us because nobody has gotten that kind of approval before”.
“So all I am saying is continue to pray for Mr. President. More things will come for FCT and we will make all of you happy. If you happy, we will be happy. Because I cannot smile every day and your faces are not looking good. That is not the best.
“We will going to work for the development of FCT. So please, in the name of God, let’s all rededicate and commit ourselves for the development of FCT, so that we can realize the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President, he urged the workers
From Jude Dangwam, Jos
The Catholic Women Organization of Nigeria (CWON) has organized a trauma healing session for survivors of the Jos Saint Academy School collapse alongside parents who lost their children in the unfortunate incident.The National President of the organization, Dame Mary Gonzum noted that the effort was part of their psychosocial support and counseling services for victims of the school building collapse as a follow-up to the assessment of the condition of the victims during their visit.
Gonzum speaking during a one day trauma session held at the Secretariat of the Justice Development and Peace/Caritas Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese located along Zaria Road in Jos the Plateau State capital said the trauma healing session was in continuation of their intervention to students who experienced the building collapsed.”Today, a trauma healing session was flagged off with a seminar on how to go about handling the trauma that victims of the Saint Academy School Busa Buji in Jos are passing through.”We will later select those that are so traumatic and need help to continue with the process of healing because it is not something that will end in a day or two but will need sometime.”The surviving students who experienced the building collapsed, parents of the students are all here because some parents are so traumatic, we have one other woman that lost two children”This trauma became necessary because when we went visiting in the hospitals, we observed that some of them are really traumatic. Like the other boy, his mother said up till today he kept telling his mother that he is seeing dead bodies, and anybody he sees he will say is his classmate.”Some of the affected parents while sharing their encounters after the incident said they hardly sleep in the day or night time. Some manage to sleep for two hours and they’re awake, and from the little lectures we received today it is clear that there is a problem,” She noted.The President calls on the government to ensure that those saddled with the responsibility of approving, inspecting and supervising structures are meant to do their job with all diligence to avert future happenings again.Some of the affected parents including; Hasana Suleman Sale who lost two of her children recalled with pains the unfortunate development that claimed the lives of her two children. She expressed gratitude for the trauma healing session which she said came as a means of consolation and strength for her to overcome the trauma she is passing through.
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has welcomed the newly-appointed Apostolic to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty.
Crotty, an Irish, was appointed by the Vatican.
He will oversee the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the church in Nigeria.
The position, an ambassadorial status, advances cohesion in the body of Christ.
In his welcome message for Crotty on Tuesday, the President of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, said that the Church was glad to receive him.
The CBCN president, who is also the Archbishop of Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, said,” With joy and gratitude to God, I extend a hearty welcome to Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty on behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, clergy, religious and lay faithful in Nigeria.
“We are thankful to His Holiness, Pope Francis, for appointing Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria to build on the good works of his predecessor, Archbishop Antonio Filipazzi.
“His appointment is a testament to the strong spiritual bond between our countries,” he said.
He said that although Crotty was the first Apostolic Nuncio from Ireland to serve in Nigeria, many Irish missionaries had played significant roles in spreading the gospel in Nigeria.
“We appreciate Archbishop Crotty’s acceptance of serving in Nigeria and assure him of our full support and cooperation.
“We pray for a fruitful mission and a blessed tenure for our excellency,” he added. (NAN)
The National Boundary Commission (NBC), says it has concluded plans to provide infrastructure in flash locations along interstate boundaries to encourage integration and cooperation.
The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday.
Adaji said that the commission would look at flash point areas and provide infrastructures that would encourage cooperation and integration among border communities.
He said that the goal was to see how the commission could bring people in border communities together to share from a common facility.
This, according to him, will douse tension and bring some kind of understanding among border communities.
“The bounder communities will share the facilities, which in the long run will bring the people together and eventually reduce tension and boundary conflicts.
“This is a way of encouraging integration and cooperation by encouraging people to come together, relate with one another and engage in beneficial commercial activities.”
Adaji said that a similar initiative was test runed with a borehole, constructed boundary corridor in Ado Local Government Area of Benue state, where it shared boundary with Ebonyi.
“We have also been able to construct some market stalls in the Ebonyi sector of the boundary between Ebonyi and Cross River,” he added.
“So, our appeal is for people to appreciate, cooperate and understand that boundaries are not barriers.
“The boundary line will not stop somebody from owning properties across and that is what we want to partner with the states to educate people along by the boundary corridors. (NAN)
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