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admin A clerical staff member of the State House, Abuja, Innocent Ekhobhiye, has won the Vice President’s award of N1 million for productivity.
Ekhobhiye was one of the 38 members of staff, across various departments, who were rewarded yesterday for their hard work and dedication to duty.
The awards were divided into two categories: senior and junior staff.
Permanent Secretary, State House, Olufunso Adebiyi, announced that among the eight newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service, three are from the State House Clinic.
According to him, their appointment is a testament to their high level of commitment and dedication of the State House staff.
The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries from the State House are Dr Obi Emeka Vitalis, Dr Keshinro Maryam Ismaila and Dr. Emanso Umobong Okop.
Adebiyi reiterated the commitment of the State House Management to acknowledge and reward staff members who demonstrate hard work, dedication to duty and value addition in service delivery.
According to him, the reward system is a means of encouragement and motivation for other staff members to strive for excellence.
He also pledged continuous training and retraining of staff, saying under the State House digitisation programme, all members of staff would receive necessary training to enhance service delivery.
“We have already trained about 500 members in the digitisation programme, and in the coming days, every staff from grade level 8 and above will receive further training in groups of 50. We just completed our manpower defence at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and it went excellently well.
“Better training and better allowances are coming your way. However, better services are required from you.”
Adebiyi also appealed to the staff to take their health seriously as their productivity depended heavily on that.
“The State House Medical Centre is highly rated among healthcare facilities of MDAs in the country. Please, let us take care of our health. Why must we go through avoidable health challenges? Let us avail ourselves of the health facilities available to us, and they are available,” he said.
Deputy Chief of Staff Ibrahim Hadejia, who congratulated the awardees, explained that the financial reward from the Office of the Vice President is meant to further encourage staff to add value to their job schedules.
“It is very wonderful to meet the men and women who form the backroom and operations of the State House. Most times, it is only the political appointees that are visible, but those who do the heavy lifting behind the scenes are not known and recognised.
“I thank the Permanent Secretary for creating this opportunity for staff to be recognised, and I trust this is something that we can do from time to time to keep up your spirits, and keep you motivated. We absolutely appreciate the work you are doing in State House,” he said.
After the 38 awardees received their certificates and gifts, they each picked a wrapped note from a basket. The staff member who picked the note with ‘yes’ won the N1 million prize money.
