Oyo HOS Charges Retiring Perm Secs to Continue Contributing to State’s Development

The Oyo State Head of Service, Dr. Adenike Fasina, mni has urged retiring Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service to continue contributing their wealth of experience and expertise to the development of Oyo State and Nigeria at large.

She gave this charge during the maiden edition of the Experience Sharing Forum, tagged “Courtesy Visit to the Head of Service,” organised for two retiring Accounting Officers, Mr. Olajide Okesade and Dr. Sunday Ojelabi, at the Head of Service, Conference Room, Secretariat, Ibadan.

She said the forum was designed to promote knowledge transfer and strengthen institutional memory within the Oyo State Public Service, the initiative would enable serving officers, particularly younger civil servants, to benefit from the wealth of experience, knowledge and wisdom accumulated by retiring senior officers during their years of service.

The Head of Service noted that the retirees’ insights on leadership, policy implementation, human resource management, institutional continuity, financial discipline and the challenges of public administration would serve as valuable lessons for the Service.

She said. “As you prepare to retire from active service, I urge you to remember that while retirement marks the end of one phase of your career, it is the beginning of another opportunity to contribute to society”.

“Your experience, wisdom and networks remain valuable assets, and I am confident that you will continue to make meaningful contributions to the development of Oyo State and the nation at large.”

Dr. Fasina stated that the present administration in the State under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde  was committed to leaving the State Public Service better than it met it.

She charged serving Permanent Secretaries to mentor younger officers, document institutional knowledge and establish systems that would promote continuity, efficiency and sustainability in the Service.

She congratulated the retiring Permanent Secretaries on the successful completion of their careers, appreciating them for their years of dedicated service to Oyo State.

“On behalf of the Government and the entire Oyo State Public Service, I congratulate you on the successful completion of your careers and sincerely thank you for your years of dedicated service to the State, I wish you good health, peace, fulfilment and continued relevance in your post-service years,”

Responding, the retiring Permanent Secretaries, Mr. Olajide Okesade, formerly of the Ministry of Trade and Investment and Dr. Sunday Ojelabi, of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, expressed appreciation to the Head of Service for initiating the programme and for honouring them as they bowed out of the Civil Service of the Pacesetter State.

They described the forum as a commendable initiative that would encourage knowledge sharing and provide an avenue for retiring officers to pass valuable lessons and experiences to their successors and younger colleagues.

Abiodun Atilola

Media Officer to the SSG/HOS