By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja
The new permanent secretary, PS, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, Dr Mary Ogbe, has assured of the ministry’s firm support for the agencies under it to enable them attain improved performance that would further enhance national growth and development for wellbeing of the citizenry.
Ogbe gave the assurance while on a familiarisation tour to some of the ministry’s agencies within Abuja in order to have a holistic view of their programmes and activities with a view to working together in harnessing the potentials of the sector for national development.
“She kicked-off the tour with visits to Mining Cadastre Office, MCO, Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientist, COMEG, and Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA,” a statement signed by Alaba Balogun, deputy director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry said.
Speaking at the various agencies, the Permanent Secretary commended their dedication to ensure effective discharge of their assigned mandates to realise the economic diversification agenda of the federal government, even as she stressed the need for agencies under the Ministry to collaborate with one another to achieve common goal of national development.
Furthermore, Dr Ogbe seized the opportunity of the facility tour to exhort the Director- Generals to collaborate with the ministry in return in order to change the narrative of the mining industry.
She then assured of unalloyed support of the ministry to the agencies to enable them reach higher heights that will positively impact on national growth and development and, by implication, the citizenry.
Earlier in their respective address at the occasion, the Chief Executives of the Agencies appreciated the kind gesture of the permanent secretary.
They unanimously highlighted the statutory functions of their Agencies and achieved milestones, and solicited the support of the ministry to ameliorate the challenges bedeveling their efforts towards the development of their agencies and the sector in general.