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The much anticipated newly appointed management team of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) , Ilorin lead by the managing, director, Engr Olusola George-Olumoroti on Wednesday officially assumed office.
They were received by enthusiastic staff and well wishers who had waited for their arrival at the premises of headquarters of the Basin in Ilorin.
The new MD was accompanied by the chairman of the board of directors, Alhaji Abdulateef Gidado Alakawa.
In his inaugural speech, the managing director thanked the President, Bola Tinubu, for reposing such high confidence in him to contribute to his Renewed Hope Agenda by appointing him as the MD of the authority.
He promised never to disappoint the president as he promised to hit the ground running.
Olumoroti informed the crowd of staff and well-wishers that within one year of his tenure, he would have repositioned the Basin to her original mandate of ensuring food abundance and food security for the nation.
The MD also promised to resuscitate the moribund water factory and the basin farms to ensure their optimum utilization.
The new MD promised to prioritize staff welfare but informed them of the need for them to ensure an increased productivity.
He thanked the staff for trouping out in large number to accord him to a rowsism welcome urging them not to see him and his team as outsiders, but rather as a part of them
Olumoroti said as a trained engineer with over 2 decades working experience with both NNPC and Exon Mobil, he has come to contribute his best to Tinubu’s vision for a better Nigeria.
“ I shall deploy my wealth of experience to add my quota to Mr. President’s vision for a renewed Nigeria. I shall be on the field where and when necessary to see thing for myself to make sure that Basin becomes an activity hub that will benefit the staff, management, Nigeria and our host community”.
The chairman of the board, Alhaji Alakawa expressed hope for a successful tenure for the new management as they were selectively appointed from various professional spectrum.
He urged the new team to focus on creation of wealth while focusing on synergy with the state government for the delivery of the mandate of the authority.
The outgoing executive director Planning and Design Services, Engr Oyedeji Abdulrasheed advised the new MD to exercise the habit of filtering advises very well and also urged him to be weary of the internal politics of the Basin
Engr Olumoroti later took facility tour around the basin to abreast himself with the facilities on ground.
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