74 Directors Retire from FCTA

Olawale in Abuja

At least 74 Directors of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have bowed out of service after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60 or attaining the 35 years in service as stipulated by law.
A valedictory dinner was held over the weekend to mark their retirement from service.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who graced the occasion expressed optimism that the wealth of experience of the retirees would be of great value to the administration.

The minister said the administration would continue to tap from the experience and expertise of retired management staff for the growth and advancement of the territory.
Wike, who was represented by the acting permanent secretary FCTA, Mr. Udom Atang, described the retirees as among the earliest staff of the FCTA, who played worthy roles in building the nation’s capital from scratch to its present state.

He assured the people that the FCTA would reach out to them during in-house training to coach and mentor young ones because of their institutional knowledge and experience, adding that, “nobody can do it better than those who have been here before.”
He also restated the commitment of the FCTA under the renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration towards the wellbeing of FCT Staff, saying it was a new dawn for them.

On her part, the acting Director Reform Coordination and Service Improvement, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, applauded the retirees for dedicating a significant portion of their lives to public service.
Some of the retirees, who spoke to journalists on the sideline of the event, encouraged those still in service to build on the successes of the retired management staff for accelerated growth and development of the territory.

A former Executive Secretary of the FCTA Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Matthew Ashikeni, charged those still in service to focus more on adding value to the system, rather than what they can gain from the system.