Jubilation as Soludo appoints first Yoruba man as permanent secretary in Anambra

Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo has appointed Bayo Ojeyinka, an indigene of Osun, a state in the Yoruba-dominated region of Nigeria, as the Permanent Secretary in the state civil servant.

The appointment of Ojeyinka was said to be based on merit, and it has been commended by the civil servants in the state as one of the most deserving.

According to Business Day, Ojeyinka joined the Anambra state civil service system in 1999 at the end of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in the state.

He was awarded the best-serving corps member during his year of service in the southeast state and was then retained in the civil service in the state by the government.

Ojeyink reacts to promotion by Soludo

In his reaction to the promotion, Ojeyinka said he did not see it as a right but a privilege.

He said: “I am so excited to be considered. I don’t see this as a right but rather a rare privilege because so many brilliant officers also merited the promotion.

“I thank Mr Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, for this honour, and Ndi Anambra for all their love, kindness and support in my 29 years of living in Anambra State.”

He then vowed to repay the honour by putting in more efficiency, fairness, transparency, and productivity in his work.

He expressed gratitude to his colleagues and head of the service and promised to live up to the expectation.