The Center for Save and Serve Humanity Organization presented the Certificate of Integrity Stewardship Award with the title "Service Ambassador" to Hon. Wemi Jones, the Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology (CSSHO).
On Tuesday in Lokoja, the Executive Director of CSSHO, Mrs. Anthonia Aihinoria, gave the Commissioner the award and praised him for his moral reasoning, upright behaviour, and advocacy of good governance.
She claimed that the Commissioner stood out among his coworkers as a tremendous achiever who was quiet and whose record of illustrious accomplishments had inspired pride in them as a group.
According to her, the Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, overseen by Wemi Jones, performed extremely well in their independent assessment process of State MDAs in North Central Nigeria.
”We also gathered with great delight in terms of your performance such as the display of ethical leadership, developmental policy performance, public accessibility, servicom-compliance, commitment to State transformational agenda, attitude against corruption, and obedience to the rule of law.
”Thus, having satisfied with the report of our independent assessment, conducted using opinion polls, questionnaire, interviews with informants and opinion sampling, field assessment, report writing, comment and vote on social media on your activities and performance in our society.
”We are left with no option than proclaiming and inducting you today with the title ”Service Ambassador” and presentation of this award ”Certificate of Integrity Stewardship” for scoring 95% cumulatively in ten sectors of our assessment.
”You are hereby declared ”An outstanding leader in service,” Aihinoria said.
However, she added that it was anticipated that the award would motivate the Commissioner to do more for his people and lend his support to the continuing campaign to transform Nigeria in the coming years.
The Commissioner thanked the organisation for thinking of him and the Ministry as deserving of the prize in his answer, adding that it was a call for even more commitment and effort.
The Commissioner expressed his gratitude to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, for allowing him the opportunity to represent his constituents in the state and for prioritising the education sector above all else.
Jones emphasised that without the complete support of the governor, as well as the commitment and dedication of the personnel and administration of the ministry, the documented successes in the education sector would not have been possible.
He emphasised that the Governor had made education his number one focus thereby increasing the annual budgetary allocation to 30% beyond the 26% UNESCO benchmark for education, hence the tremendous achievements being recorded in the sector.
He stressed that the State Government is focusing more attention on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the establishment of GYB Model Science Secondary School across the three senatorial districts of the state, as well as the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara.
He said that the Kogi State Government under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello had enacted Kogi State Education Law, which the previous Administrations were not able to achieve.
He added that all the tertiary institutions in the state have had all their programmes accredited by their various regulatory bodies, under the able leadership of Gov. Yahaya Bello.
The Commissioner further said that the process of recruiting competent professional teachers for secondary schools in the state was ongoing with the due process followed, to ensure that well-qualified teachers were engaged.
He assured that many greater achievements would be recorded in the state education sector, saying the Governor was determined and committed to making Kogi the best in education in the Northern States.
In her vote of thanks, Dr Elizabeth Animoku, the Director PRS, on behalf of the Ministry thanked the organisation for considering the Commissioner worthy of the ward, saying the management and staff of the Ministry were very happy.
She described the commissioner as a true leader that leads by example and is worthy of emulation while commending the organisation for doing a thorough job.