By Oke Peter
In a move aimed at setting the pace in furtherance of President’s Bola Tinubu’s steadfast commitment to staff welfare, the Federal Ministry of Power has acquired two 32-seater Coaster and 3 Hiace buses for staff use.
This is with a view to ameliorate the hardship being experienced by the staff with regards to transportation to and from work. These brand new buses were commissioned by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Temitope Fashedemi and handed over to the Union leaders at the Ministry’s Headquarters at Maitama, Abuja on the 11th August, 2023.
According to a statement signed the Director of Press in the Ministry, Mrs Florence Dibiaezue-Eke, said “The Permanent Secretary, while handing over the buses charged the staff to ensure that the buses were properly handled and managed judiciously, emphasizing that using the buses efficiently will not only prolong the life-span of the buses but shall also encourage the management to continue to add new ones to the fleet of staff buses.”
Fashedemi, in addition to the new buses, also refurbished the grounded old staff buses for staff use. All these are to ensure that the current high cost of transportation and hardship being experienced by staff is reduced to the barest minimum.
Earlier, the Human Resources Management Director, Mrs. Victoria Adeosun, thanked the Permanent Secretary and the Management of Federal Ministry of Power for the effort being put in place for the well-being of the staff and constant improvement in staff welfare.
The Director while showering encomium on the Permanent Secretary, stated that the enhancement of staff welfare brought about by Mr. Fashedemi since assumption of duty in the Ministry cuts across board, including the aspect of Staff training etc. She added that the recent Staff buses acquisition is a very good testimony of a Permanent Secretary who has the Staff progress and success at heart.
Mrs. Ann Amahaotu while giving vote of thanks on behalf of the staff stated that the joy of the Staff for this giant stride taken by the Permanent Secretary is beyond words. She expressed the Staff gratitude at these efforts being put in place by management in order to encourage the Staff to be more productive. The Union representative assured the Permanent Secretary that the Staff buses will be judiciously and effectively managed.
This is in order to ensure sustainability. She assured the management that the buses shall be managed, maintained and utilized for the actual purposes and benefit of Staff of the Ministry.
