The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has described the appointment of Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) as a reward for excellence, integrity and years of meritorious service in the Federal Civil Service.
The association, in a statement issued on Thursday by its National President, Comrade Mohammed Shehu, congratulated Enitan on his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as a tested career officer with the experience and institutional knowledge required to lead the nation’s bureaucracy.
Shehu said the appointment was consistent with the Public Service Rules and the principle of career progression within the Federal Civil Service.
“Dr. Enitan’s journey is one of steady growth, discipline and impact.
“From private practice to the public service, and rising to the peak as a Permanent Secretary, he has served with distinction across several strategic ministries,” the ASCSN president said.
According to him, Enitan’s experience across the Ministry of Police Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Office of the Vice President and, most recently, the Federal Ministry of Education, has equipped him with a broad understanding of government operations.
Shehu noted that the new HoCSF’s exposure to security, environmental, humanitarian and education portfolios would give him a unique advantage in driving reforms and improving service delivery across the federal bureaucracy.
“Having superintended critical portfolios covering security, environment, humanitarian affairs and education, Dr. Enitan brings to the office of Head of Service broad institutional memory and a sound technical grasp of policy formulation and implementation,” he said.
The ASCSN president further commended Enitan for what he described as his strong work ethic, commitment to due process, professionalism and dedication to staff welfare and capacity development.
He expressed confidence that the new Head of Service would consolidate ongoing reforms, deepen digital transformation, strengthen merit and discipline, and improve efficiency across the Federal Civil Service.
“We are confident that with his wealth of experience, Dr. Enitan will consolidate ongoing reforms, deepen digital transformation, entrench merit and discipline, and improve service delivery across the Federal Civil Service.
“He is a perfect fit for this assignment at this critical time,” Shehu said.
The union pledged its cooperation and support to the new Head of Service, while urging him to make staff welfare, industrial harmony, training and retraining, and the protection of the dignity of the civil service key priorities of his administration.
ASCSN also commended President Tinubu for choosing what it described as a tested career officer with proven capacity to steer the federal bureaucracy in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The appointment places Enitan at the helm of Nigeria’s federal civil service at a time when the bureaucracy is undergoing reforms aimed at improving efficiency, digitalising government processes and strengthening institutional capacity.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
