By Stella Odueme
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Didi Esther Walson -Jack said she is reintroducing the federal civil service anthem to drive the current reforms in the civil service.
The HoSF who stated this at the maiden Meet and Greet Cocktail with the media on Monday during which she thanked the media for supporting her office in past years
“We are working on several things but I beg to share with you today, one initiative which we have brought to bear. and very soon we will actually show you a clip and we hope you will join us in singing our federal civil service anthem.
“The anthem has been reintroduced to drive the reform. It is expected that the anthem will be sung by all civil and public servants and indeed Nigerians. And it will be an anthem that will encourage every public servant to imbibe the lyrics of the anthem which is just saying to us that we must be efficient, productive, incorruptible, and citizen centered.
“You will recall that the office has the federal civil service strategy and implementation 2021-2025 and that is the plan that we are still driving. However, we have resolved to bring on board creativity and innovation to accelerate that plan.
And so the six pillars which represent the ongoing reforms require adequate coverage so that the implementation can be fastracked. And so that indeed the federal civil service delivers on the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“You will recall that since we assumed the office, we have had several programmes and activities, and I sincerely appreciate you all for having supported our activities, our programmes and giving it the necessary publicity for proper dissemination to the citizens of Nigeria, ” she said.
She urged the media to continue to partner and support her office.
“We want to request that you collaborate more with us. We are asking for that the friendship, the partnership to go beyond what it is now so that the reforms which this office is driving gets the full publicity required because it requires all hands to be on deck.
“I want to use this opportunity to appreciate President Bola Tinubu for the support especially as regards the ongoing reform. We have quite a few things we are working on and in the fullness of time we will need you know as the media what we have been able to achieve.”
The HoSF said that she looks forward to her 100-day in office where she will highlight what has been achieved.
“I must say what we are actually looking forward to is our 100 days in office.
I know that this office has always been supported by the media and I can test to it because I was also in this office from 2015, came back to the office in 2017-2019. So I know the forth estate of the realm has always supported this office.
“Thank you for the support you have given us especially on my announcement as the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and that support has continued uptil date. We therefore thought it fit that we should organise this event to put faces to the names and to meet with you one on one just to tightened, strengthened the bond that this office has with the media.
“I will like to thank you for attending our maiden meet and greet cocktail with the media and look forward to having more interactions with you.
” One request I make is that you all will help us popularize this anthem so that every nook and cranny of Nigeria will play this anthem. We need to imbibe the words and we need to live it,” she stressed.
