 |
| Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State congratulating mr. Paul Osahor after the latter took the oath of office as permanent secretary. |
Media practitioners in Asaba were in high
spirit today following the swearing-in of one of them, Mr. Paul Osahor as a permanent
secretary.
The practitioners, who were mainly
journalists and public Relations officers of the Ministry of Information both
retired and serving all came out in solidarity and to felicitate with the new
permanent secretary who was resplendent in a black dapper suit, white shirt and
blue stripped tie to match.
Shortly after the swearing-in
ceremonies ended at the Unity Hall, Government House, that the media
practitioners and other well wishers thronged the Celebration hall, Okpanam
Road, for the reception, where the obviously happy and cheerful permanent
secretary and his wife acknowledged greeting from all.
The new received impeccable advice on
how to stay successful in office from a former Delta State Head of Service, Sir
Okey Ofili.
Ofili who was the Chairman at the
swearing-in reception ceremony of Chief
Osahor after being sworn in by the
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa,
advised Osahor to be a leader and not
a boss.
He stressed that today marks the
turning point in the career of Osahor, stating
that it was possible to be appointed a
PS and not sworn-in, but he was appointed
and sworn-in to the glory of God.
He identified that for everybody in
the service there must be a role point in their
career, adding that the new PS should
be himself no matter the frustration.
According to the sound former civil
servant cum Head of Service, “We are here to
celebrate and felicitate with one of
our own, Chief Paul Osahor. Today he is a
Permanent Secretary; I want to advise
him to be a leader and not a boss, and to
be a dignified Permanent Secretary.”
Continuing, he said: “There are those
who believe they attained this position by
their sheer effort, but that should not
apply to you. How you relate to your
subordinate determines how they will
serve you. Praise is a way of motivating an
officer; as a PS be a servant leader.”
Advising the new PS further, Ofili
asked him to create a good working relationship
between him and the Honourable
Commissioner whom he would serve under. He
maintained that “as a PS, your duty is
to give advice but when your advice is given
and they don't take it, just
let them have their way.”
He however, added that as a PS he should
form the habit of always putting his
advice and suggestions in writing to
act as his evidence when the need arises.
Ofili also commended the staff of the
Ministry of Information and affiliate groups
of the Ministry for coming out end
masse to felicitate with Osahor. He
admonished Osahor to see his
aspirations as a grace demonstrated by the staff
and as what to express on the day that
he would leave service as a PS.
His words: “Power intoxicates but we
must appreciate that power is transient and
should only be disposed towards
relationship. Good name, integrity and a heart
of love are vital for service.
“The platform of Permanent Secretary
affords you the opportunity to leave
goodwill for yourself and children. If
after serving and you cannot go back to your
Ministry, then you must have failed
yourself"” he said.
While congratulating Osahor once
again, Ofili chronicled information officers who
turned Permanent Secretaries in their
time in service; thereby encouraging the
present generation of information
officers to work hard and expect their own
turns of glory.
Chief Paul Osahor was one of the 11
newly appointed Permanent Secretaries that
were sworn-in today by His Excellency,
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
Before his appointment, he had doubled
as the Director of Information and
Functioning Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Information.
The occasion was well attended by
prominent personalities in government,
present and former permanent
secretaries, including Sir. Austin Mowah and Mr
Okafor, former Federal Minister, Chief
Chris Agbabu, the Special Adviser to the
Governor on Labour Matters and
Servicom, Comrade Mike Okeme, the SSA to the
Governor on Health Monitoring, Dr
Michael Nwoko, the SSA to the Governor on
Special Duties, Comrade Kingsley Azuh
and the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Michael
Ikeogwu,
Others were the General Managers of
the Pointer Newspapers and DBS Asaba,
Mr. Monday Uwagwu and Lady Evelyn
Binitie, the Vice Chairman of NUJ, Comrade
Patrick Ochei, the Secretary of NUJ,
Comrade Churchill Oyowe and others too
numerous to mention.
No comments:
Post a Comment