By Dwelleth Morountodun
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, over the week end tasked staff of the ministry
to do more to impact the lives of Nigerians through improving electricity supply, roads and housing sectors.
The Minister who made the disclosure at the 6th top management retreat of the ministry which held in Owerri, Imo State, was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary (Works and Housing) Muhammed Bukar, the Permanent Secretary (Power) Louis Edozien and his counterpart
Also at the meeting were Dr. Bakari Wadinga, Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office; Office of the Head the Civil Service of the Federation; the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) ably represented by the Secretary to the Commission, Dr. Musa Usman Abubakar,
He stressed that public servants should be polite to clients and members of the public in the course of providing services and that a simple smile even when saying no goes a long way in building trust and understanding with the public.
According to him, there is need to imbibe good culture of service that can and must be cultivated and adopted as our style of governance.
He thanked staff and management for their commitment towards successful implementation of the last ember months programmes of the ministry, which sought to improve services during the September – December period, preparatory to the yuletide period and the dry/hot season.
The Minister implored that a similar commitment be applied to implementation of projects and programmes towards successive seasonal changes; especially the coming rainy season with its special challenges to power facilities, road works and housing.
The ministry, he said has received approval from the Federal Executive Council for the maintenance of public infrastructure which will ensure uniform standard of maintenance for all public buildings and facilities by Federal Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Public Buildings and Housing Department in the Ministry would coordinate its implementation and help other MDAs prepare and procure their building maintenance works.
Specialized papers were presented by the Chairman/CEO Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), Prof. James Momoh; the Ag. Director General, National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Ahmed Bolaji Nagode; and the Resident Doctor, Staff Clinic, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Works and Housing Sector), Dr. Eyituoyo Ojo.