Ogbeni
Aregbesola
Minister, SGF, HOS Launch Georgina
Ehuriah-Arisa’s Book on Merit
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to develop
positive outlook and join hands with the Government in order to
overcome the nations challenges.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola made the
call today in Abuja during the public presentation and launch of a
book titled On Merit written by Mrs Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa,
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.
In his speech titled, “Eulogy to an Amazon’, Aregbesola assured
that the challenges facing the country are not insurmountable
particularly with the collective efforts of all. With our
collective efforts he said, Nigerians will overcome and build a
nation of their dream.
“As we all look forward to the 60th anniversary of our nation,
let me remind us all that the challenges we are facing as a nation
are not insurmountable. We should therefore develop a positive
outlook. With our collective efforts, we shall overcome and build
the nation of our dream,” he said.
The Minister who described the Civil Service as the heart or
operating engine of government, noted that the success or otherwise
of any political leader depends largely on how he or she operates
this machine.
He called on Nigerians, especially those in the Public Service
to take advantage and learn from Mrs Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa who out
of her tight schedule as a Federal Permanent Secretary, decided
very rightly to chronicle her experience in the printed pages.
Using the words of Oscar Auliq-Ice Aregbesola said, Anyone who has
lived a full life has something fascinating to share with the
world”.
According to him, Ehuriah has proven to be an excellent civil
servant whose capacity for work and diligence are extra-ordinary
having worked across several federal establishments, she capped her
career with the appointment as Permanent Secretary. “Because she
distinguished herself, she was at the Presidency, the pinnacle of
government, where nothing but the best is good enough. I therefore
consider it a privilege to have worked with her one of the best the
service ever produced,” he reiterated.
Also speaking at the event, the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Boss Mustapha said Mrs Ehuriah-Arisa has
contributed meaningfully to the successes so far recorded by the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration as a fully-bred Public
Servant.
He therefore called on Civil Servants in the country to see the
service as the engine room that drives the nations economy.
Stressing further that the Civil Service should not be a dumping
ground but a place for the best hands like Ehuriah-Arisa
In her remarks, The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation,
Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan said that the Federal Government is doing
everything humanly possible to return the Public Service to its
glorious old days- through the building of capacity of staff in
order to provide efficient services to Nigerians.
She called for self-development among the public officers,
saying that self-development played an important role in the
Author’s life.
“Through Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa, I learnt the need for us to be
passionate about what we do, her book will serve as important
memoir in the country,” she said.
Earlier, the book Reviewer and Chairman, First Bank Group PLC,
Mrs Ibukun Awosika described “On Merit” as ‘a book for many years’.
She enjoined Public Institutions in Nigeria to use it as a good
reference material for research and development.
In her message at the event, the Permanent Secretary and Author
of the Book, “On Merit,” Mrs Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa said, she was
motivated to pen down her autobiography by her desire to give
support to the women, especially those at the middle level of
administration in the Public Service.
She urged her colleagues in the Service to build capacity that will
help them contribute their quota to move Nigeria to an enviable
level in the comity of nations.
SIGNED
Mohammed Manga
Director (Press & Public Relations)
For: Honourable Minister
September 17, 2020