Returned Minister of Environment, Mr. John Ogar Odey has expressed confidence in the calibre of staff of the ministry of environment where he has been reassigned to serve the country.
Odey, who resummed office immediately on his reassignment addressed members of Staff and called for continued cooperation and pledged his loyalty to Nigeria and the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan. He said no meaningful development can be attained without proper development of the environment and its sustainability.
“Let me pledge like I did before all Nigerians and the acting President this afternoon that I would do my best and also sincerely do my job.” He said. According to him, ‘from the charge the acting president gave us this afternoon, it is now for us to hit the ground and keep moving I must say that my own job is easier because I have come back to meet a better workforce,” he added.
Speaking further, Odey said he left the ship at the Environment Ministry steaming saying, “i have no doubt of the capabilities of the crop of officers and I must say that with the report and what I have seen the Environment ship is still sailing. It is therefore very important that this ship would require a greater steam than we earlier provided to keep sailing.”
The Honourable Minister also commended the staff of the ministry for the rousing welcome extended to him and told the staff that all their function as staff of the Federal Ministry was to service the interests of posterity. He encouraged them to ensure that they leave indelible footprint so that the future generation would identify them and improve on them.
Noting that being away has given him a wider horizon on the way and manner to approach some environmental issues, the Minister noted that no nation can attain meaningful development without proper attention to the needs of the environment, saying , “we must strive to achieve environmental sustainability and this cuts across all spheres of life like agriculture.”
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