No be small talk wey Vice President Kashim Shettima yan for Abuja recently. E call all the public servants make dem rise up for better service! Shettima don dey preach say make dem embrace selflessness, discipline, and excellence like true big men wey wan build legacy. Na for Hadiza Bala Usman 50th birthday party the matter come play out, and e no dey easy.
Shettima yan say if we wan raise fresh generations wey go fit lead with better purpose, make dem ready to put in the work. As e talk am, ‘Intention without the willingness to pay the price of service remains wishful thinking.’ Na true talk o! E sweet me for body as he dey inspire young people to stand up and do better.
Hadiza Bala Usman, di birthday gal wey dey serve as Special Adviser to di President on Policy and Coordination, no be person wey just waka enter government. She get mind! Shettima talk say her career na mirror for Northern girls and for all Nigerian girls as well. Na for di way she carry her responsibilities and how she dey handle di matters for public service, we see say she deserve all di accolades.
Dem say Usman na product of hard work and careful decision, no be all those people wey dey shine for social media. She hit ground running when many of dem dey still dey find their way, snatching opportunities for policy space while others dey nurse di fear of ambition.
Senator George Akume, wey be Secretary to di Government, come join di party talk say Usman na shining example of discipline. E dey urge her to continue di good work for di Renewed Hope Agenda wey President Bola Tinubu don set. Gbajabiamila, di Chief of Staff, praise am well too, e say she add structure and clarity when she dey manage di Nigerian Ports Authority. Na wetin we all need for governance!
As dem dey talk, di Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, come chop his own praise put, yan say Usman dey support plenty initiatives wey dey benefit di youths across di country, where she dey help young people grow and flouris. Na real jara!
Dr. Joe Abah, wey be di keynote speaker, also come drop wisdom when e dey deliver lecture on “Leadership Delivery and the Courage to Serve.” E remind dem say leadership na privilege wey suppose affect di lives of di citizens, even if di results no dey clear immediately. True true, some people go only sabi di impact after dem don leave office.
As di party dey go, Hadiza Bala Usman come dey humble as she thank di dignitaries wey come celebrate with her. She talk say she go continue to dey work for di betterment of Nigeria and commit herself to di goals of di Renewed Hope Agenda. Na so e be—dem no go hear say she dey slack for her duty!
We fit no forget say Usman don carry plenty achievements: from serving as Chief of Staff to di former Kaduna State Governor to being di first female Managing Director of di Nigerian Ports Authority. Plus, e never end because she co-found di global #BringBackOurGirls movement wey dey try rescue di Chibok girls dem. Na wetin I call serious work!
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