By Oluwafemi Adewumi
In a show of solidarity and goodwill,the Staff of Ekiti State Local Government Loans Board, today paid a courtesy visit to Mr Rotimi Gabriel Akomolede, the Permanent Secretary recently redeployed to Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, from Loans Board.
The delegation, led by Mrs Christianah Ogundele, the Head of Local Government Administration (HLA), was received at the Permanent Secretary’s new office in the Local Government Service Commission Secretariat .The visit comes barely two weeks after Mr Akomolede assumed duty following the latest round of postings approved by the Executive Governor of Ekiti State , Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, (BAO).
Speaking during the visit, the leader of the delegation, Mrs Ogundele described the Permanent Secretary as “a visionary administrator whose open-door policy and commitment to staff welfare left a lasting impact at the Loans Board. We are here not just to congratulate you, but to assure you that the values of diligence and integrity you instilled in us will continue to guide our service,” She said.
In his response, Mr Akomolede expressed gratitude for the gesture, noting that the visit was “deeply humbling and a reminder that public service is ultimately about people.” He commended the team for their professionalism and urged them to extend the same dedication to his successor.
“I may have been redeployed, but the work of building a more efficient and citizen-focused Local Government service continues. I count on all of you to be ambassadors of excellence wherever you are,” He added.
The Permanent
Secretary, also used the occasion to thank Mr Governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) for the love he had for the Local Government Administration of Ekiti State. He charged the entire Local Government work force to resprocate the gesture by coming out in large number on the 20th June and cast their vote for the worker’s friendly Governor, for the continuity in the Office, so as to give us more dividends of Democracy.
In the same vain, Akomolede thanked the Chairman Of the Commission, Chief Alaba Adewumi Abejide for his efforts so far in order to moved the Local Government Administration forward better he met it. The Permanent Secretary also charged member of Staff to see the efforts of Chief Abejide as an opportunity to develope themselves.
Earlier, Loans Board branch (NULGE) Chairman, Comrade Adesina Asebieko , on behalf of the entire Staff, thanked the Permanent Secretary for the good legacy he had laid down in the Board, says his legacy will for ever remains ever-green.
In his closing remarks, the Director of Finance to the Board, Prince Ayodeji Oyebade, thanked the Permanent Secretary for his dedication and humility to work at all time. Oyebade highlighted the numerous achievements of Mr Akomolede during his tenure at Loan’s Board to includes, recapitalization of Loan with a total sum of, Three Hundred Million Naira by the the Administration of His Excellency, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, granting of quick loans to the Staff of the Local Government, at a single digit interest rate, creation of Loans Board Ventures that improved the, Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the Board
among others..
