From Saka Bolaji, Minna
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has charged the state new Head of Service (HOS), Malam Yabagi Alhaji Sule, to give the service a new direction for effective service delivery.
Governor Sani Bello who gave the advice shortly after Sule took oath of office at the Government House, Minna, the state capital on Wednesday urged the new HOS to establish a cordial relationship with the civil servants in the state for a successful tenure.
He expressed optimism on the ability and capability of the new HoS and called on him to ensure that welfare of civil servants is given priority attention under his watch.
The governor counselled the new Head of Service to discharge his duty diligently, with the fear of God and make sure he becomes a role model to the State Civil Service.
“I have been working with you for almost six months now. So you are long overdue to be the substantive Head of Service. Don’t disappoint us or the civil servants. Henceforth, all the civil servants in the state will be on your shoulders.
“So you have to make sure you fight for them. You have to make sure you defend them and you have to make sure you give them what belongs to them. If you do that you won’t have any problem,” Gov. Sani Bello advised.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Aliyu Maiyaki, administered the oath of office on the new Head of Service.
Born in January 15, 1959, Sule is a product of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he bagged his first degree in Public Administration in 1984 and later proceed to Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto for a postgraduate degree.
Sule joined the Niger State Civil Service on 1st April 1986. He hails from Bida Local Government Area of the state and has served as Permanent Secretary in different ministries and agencies including the Local Government Service Commission.
He was appointed acting Head of Service on August 22, 2016 and confirmed as substantive on March 6, 2017 by the governor.
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