Following the redeployment of Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, the Permanent Secretary posted to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Mahmuda Mamman has assumed office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, with a promise of an inclusive administration.
Mr Mamman made the promise while addressing the Management staff of the Ministry during the handover ceremony
“We are going to run an open government, an open administration so that we can achieve what we are supposed to achieve,“ he said
He told the Management staff that he is going to rely on their professional advice and support so that critical decisions can be taken to move the country’s infrastructural development forward.
“You are the professionals, I am here to rely on your advice, guidance and directions for us to do what we are supposed to do but I can assure you that I am a team player and we are going to run an inclusive administration.“
Earlier the Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary, Folorunsho Esan expressed satisfaction that the new Permanent Secretary would provide purposeful leadership to move the Ministry forward due to his wealth of experience.
Esan who gave a rundown of the activities of the Departments, Units and Parastatals of the Ministry, explained that the core Mandate of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is the provision of roads, housing and urban renewal.
In his welcome address, the Director of Human Resource Management in the Ministry, Aliyu Abdullahi assured the new Permanent Secretary of the support and cooperation of the management and staff of the Ministry.
The new Permanent Secretary is a graduate of Political Science from the University of Maiduguri and an indigene of Yobe State.
He started his career as a Civil Servant in May 1992 as a Personnel Officer II and rose through promotion to the position of Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health from where he was redeployed to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.
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