… As 37 ministry workers bag outstanding performance award
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Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has stated that human resource is very key to efficient organisation and service delivery.
The Minister made the observation at the 2020 recognition and reward ceremony held to honour 37 members of staff for their outstanding performance of the year.
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Fashola said, “The 37 persons were recognised for their roles in ensuring service delivery as they performed their respective roles in achieving the ministry’s mandate to the public.
“The efficient service delivery as a demand from the public is made possible by the human resource of the ministry whose skill set is continually being sharpened to fit the contemporary challenge that arose as they work.
“I will like to say that human resource in any organisation is powerful for both men and women. They are the most important resource of our community.
“We are the ones to design and determine what happens to other natural resources.”
He said government requires highly professional competence and a result-oriented workforce to work effectively towards achieving its goal.
Also speaking, Head of Service Mrs Folashade Yemi-Esan commended the ministry for the honour, appreciating the contribution of the awardee staff who have shown outstanding performance and exemplary conduct in the discharge of their duties towards the attainment of the mandates of the ministry.
“I am even more excited to note that despite the challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in particular, some staff of the Ministry still displayed a high sense of duty and responsibility worthy of recognition.
Congratulated all the Awardees, Yemi -Esan who was represented Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe, said, “It is my hope that you will continue to be shining stars and examples for other members of staff in the Ministry and that collectively, you all will continue to maintain the reputation of effective service delivery for which the FMW&H is known in the Public Service.”
With 24 persons in the management category, the awardees reflected the various professional services represented in the ministry such as Highway, Transport, Legal Unit, Architectural, Information Communications Technology, Town planning and the Press and Public Relations Units and Urban and Regional Development, Material and Geotechnical and Quality Control etc.
Mr Henry David who was recognised as the best performing officer in the Press and Public Relations Directorate said he was extremely honoured and humbled by the award.
“Now I truly know that hard work pays, and even when you think people are watching what you do on a daily basis, there are.
“To me, this comes to me to do more. I must say this is the beginning for me as I am encouraged by this award to continue to do my best in the service.
“My appreciation goes, first and foremost, to God almighty, then to our minsters, the permanent Secretary, the director, members of management and all my colleagues within the department without whom this wouldn’t have been possible for me,” David said.
