The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has described Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, as an exemplary leader, who is patriotic in his service to the nation.
He said this at a farewell dinner organised by the ministry in honour of its outgoing minister whose administration winds down later this month.
The SGF described Adamu as a committed, intelligent and knowledgeable in many fields, not only in engineering but also in his passion towards change and sustainable development that made the Federal Executive Council (FEC) prioritised actions on the water and sanitation sector.
Earlier in her remark, permanent secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said she enjoyed a good working relationship with the minister alongside with other agencies and development partners in the ministry.
She said his service as a two-term minister under the Buhari administration has laid a solid foundation in the water sector with a strong will suitable for the ministry to build on.
She also noted that although he had a private sector background, yet the minister has displayed a very understanding of the workings in the civil service, with a mindset of always ensuring due processes and procedures especially in actualising programmes and projects.
According to her, “A visionary leader who came to the ministry with a clear vision, focus and full of commitment and determination to succeed in the water sector,” the Permanent Secretary stated.
Reacting to the compliments, the outgoing minister, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, expressed that it was a priviledge for him to serve the country with no regrets whatsoever throughout his tenure, adding that he served fulfilled and happy while he delivered on his mandate.
He further mentioned that his administration has been able to record successes in the water sector in most of the 116 abandoned projects, which to him was a great success.
While appreciating the entire staff of the ministry, development partners and his family members for organising such event in his honour, he, however, enjoined the incoming administration to put in more efforts in order to achieve the action plans of the water sector because “Somebody is not successful until the success is sustained.”
Other line ministers, former head of services, serving and past Permanent Secretaries, serving and retired directors of the ministry, managing directors, executive directors and DGs, agencies and contractors of the Ministry, and WASH ambassadors, amongst others, were present to grace the occasion.
