By Ehis Agugu
Management and staff of the Edo State Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues now Ministry of Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs have bid farewell to the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Barbara Nekpen Osobajo, who was recently transferred to Transformation Office, Office of the Head of Service, Government House.
At the emotional farewell event, on Friday, organized by the Ministry’s welfare committee, staff members showered encomiums on Mrs. Osobajo and praised her as an exemplary, diligent, meticulous, engaging, strategic and classic problem solver.
The management and staff of the Ministry eulogized the Permanent Secretary for bringing her expansive experience in the private sector to bear on the civil service, just as they prayed to God Almighty to grant her wisdom and strength to discharge the duties of her new office with diligence, compassion and generosity.
The peak of the event was the unveiling and presentation of a gift to Mrs. Osobajo by the Director of Admin and Supplies (DAS).
