AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Kwara
State governor has said
no public servant or contractors indicted for mismanaging funds would be spared
or protected.
The governor said this in Ilorin, the state capital during the swearing-in of 16
permanent secretaries- the first since he was elected over a year ago.
He tasked the new permanent secretaries to be prudent,
disciplined, and team players.
The governor in his words said the top civil servants joined the
administration at a critical moment of the state when every kobo of public
funds counts, commending the State House of Assembly for the ongoing oversight
functions on government projects.
“Our job as an
administration has been made tougher by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
which has cut revenue streams. It is crunch-time. Even so, I believe that the
pandemic offers us a unique opportunity to be creative, reassess our
priorities, and readjust accordingly,” he posited.
I like to repeat that we are not perfect but we will not be found wanting in sincerity and commitment in the service of our people. Similarly, we welcome feedback and criticisms that fully consider where Kwara is coming from.
“I want to add that
every kobo of public funds matters. Anyone entrusted with same would have the
burden of accounting for it. This is why I welcome the oversight functions that
the House of Assembly has recently embarked upon. It is good for democracy,
accountability, transparency, and development. It is in line with the spirit of
Otoge. Contractors, civil servants, and public officials are to note therefore
that we must do things differently. There would be no protection for anyone who
messes with public resources.”
Kwara State Head of
Service Oluwole Dupe Susan, for her part, commended the Governor for his
support for the civil service since he assumed office.
“This administration is,
in all ramifications, civil service friendly. The prompt completion of
secretariat IV, prompt payment of salaries, pension and gratuities, prompt
release of monthly allocation for the effective running of the MDAs, among a
host of others, vividly attest to this,” she said.
Susan said such gestures
impose on the civil servants, especially the permanent secretaries, the need to
“respond appropriately to the 21st century contemporary Nigerian challenges as
they obtain in Kwara” as well as justify the confidence reposed in them by the
administration.
Hajiah Sabitiyu Kikelomo
Grillo, who responded on behalf of her colleagues, pledged their “unalloyed
sincerity, loyalty and dedication to duty”.
She also commended the
Governor for the confidence reposed in them to serve the state.
The Permanent
Secretaries sworn in were; Grillo (Cabinet, Political and Special Services); Alabere Razaq
Babatunde (Local Government); Rabiat Abdulrahman Mopelola (Communication);
Okanlawon Musa Olanrewaju (Water Resources); Yusuf Bolakale Abdullahi (Special
Duties); Iyabo Banire Funke (Sports); Bamigbe Rotimi Williams (Energy); Adeosun
Mary Kemi (Education); and Olorukooba Isiaka Yinka (Works).
Others were Adenike Ibrahim
Afusat (Ministry of Social Development); Shuaib Boni Ahmed (Establishment);
Goshiya Jiya (Civil Service Commission); Musa Idris (Justice); Maryam Nurudeen
Mohammed (Agriculture); Halimat Aduke Eletu (Enterprise); and Olayiwola Ayinla
Abubakar (Health).
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