Comrade Oyekan Oluwadare Aderibigbe has emerged because the Govt Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Membership, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Aderibigbe emerged because the Chairman of the membership in an election that passed off on Friday, June 27. Additionally elected into the manager of the membership had been Uwemedimo Menim Eyo as Secretary, Mrs. Bolanle Bamitale Lolawole as Treasurer, Mr. Fola Odegbami as Social Secretary, and Mr. Abhulimen Julius Oziegbe as Publicity Secretary,
Talking after being sworn in because the Chairman of the membership, Aderibigbe described his victory as a name to responsibility, a name to work vigorously to deliver the previous glory of the membership again. He said that the brand new group on the bottom had determined that it was excessive time the membership grew to become the enormous of all Federal Civil Service Golf equipment throughout Nigeria.
Moreover, he added that his government intends to make the membership extra fashionable and enticing to federal civil servants throughout Lagos. Aderibigbe opined that being the treasurer of the outgone administration allowed him to know first-hand the difficulties going through the membership, whilst he promised to sort out the problems one after the opposite, including that his government will collaborate with well-meaning Nigerians, philanthropists, and None Authorities Organisation (NGO) that can come to their aide, and {financial} their initiatives to make the membership an appropriate and rateable place.
Mohammad Sani Saidu, a consultant of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack said that the Civil Service Membership Ikoyi, Lagos is without doubt one of the golf equipment that the service takes severely due to its efficiency. He famous that the membership stays the perfect among the many three in Lagos.
On the electoral course of that introduced Aderibigbe to workplace, Saidu said that he thought that the manager positions can be keenly contested, however felt stunned to see some positions vacant. Nevertheless, he famous that he was impressed with the reactions of the members of the membership to the emergence of Aderibigbe as Chairman, including that he’s positive that the members are prepared to enhance on what is occurring within the membership. Saidu recognized funding as one of many main challenges of the membership, including that subvention from the federal government is now not coming as standard.
Additionally talking, the Chairman of the Electoral Election Committee 2025, Elder Samuel Ajayi Babatunwase (JP), Chairman Emeritus famous that the committee had put the precise pegs in the precise holes in Federal Civil Service Membership of Nigeria Ikoyi-Lagos. He stated that the committee was saddled with the accountability of making certain the election of credible people to occupy elective posts within the membership, and it had achieved simply that.
Elder Babatunwase, who was occupying the workplace of the Chairman electoral election committee for the third consecutive time, revealed that due course of was adopted in all the pieces that preceded the election and the election correct. In keeping with him, all aspirants who picked varieties from the electoral committee had been interviewed and screened to verify their standing of their varied ministries, their age, {financial} standing, degree, and wage grade as a result of the membership has yardsticks for anybody to contest for any submit.
Moreover, he highlighted that three individuals had been contesting for the workplace of the Chairman, however two had been disqualified as a result of they had been contesting from the identical ministry, a scenario which is in opposition to the constitutional provisions of the membership.
Elder Babatunwase stated the duo refused to step down for one another regardless of the committee enlightening them that the consequence of their resolution was disqualification. He famous that ultimately, they had been each disqualified permitting the final candidate to run unopposed.
He described the newly elected Chairman as being able to the job. In keeping with him, Aderibigbe is the vice chairman of the Lagos State Nationwide Labour Congress (NLC), and he additionally acts as a director within the Nigerian Directorate of Works. He added that even in his former place because the Treasurer of the membership, he was identified to be very cautious in dealing with {financial} commitments to members.
He concluded that such had been the qualities of an excellent Chairman who can champion the course, and lead the membership for the following three years.
On his half, Barrister Sunday Abimbola, the Secretary of the Electoral Committee 2025, said that there’s excessive expectation for the brand new chairman of the Civil Service Membership, Ikoyi, Lagos, to ship. He stated: “The election was a hit as a result of the membership members seemed to be pleased with the victory of the brand new Chairman. Nevertheless, the brand new government wants orientation to have the ability to operate correctly within the workplace. It seems due to distance and liquidity, many individuals should not participating within the membership actions like earlier than. It seems that the very basis of the Federal Civil Service Membership is eroded. The backyard, which is meant to be a spot of leisure, a spot of no noise to chill your mind, has been franchised out to somebody who’s at all times making noise with music; such ought to be curbed; there ought to be low music so that individuals can be capable to focus on. The person doesn’t recognize the essence of the membership; he’s solely commercially oriented. The lodging can also be costly as a result of it was franchised. The common civil servant who’s coming from Abuja can’t afford it, besides if the federal government is paying for you. So, a few of these issues should be seemed into.
“The brand new Chairman is a labour union member, and you already know that organised labour is at all times criticising the federal government, so one would suppose that he would come and ship. There are excessive expectations of him to ship, particularly to his constituency, extra so, he was the treasurer of the previous government.”
