The new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Gabriel Aduda has assumed duty.
At a brief hand-over ceremony, the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, enjoined Aduda to take the ministry to the next level in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision.
He commended the directors and staff of the ministry for the modest achievements recorded in pursuit of policies and programmes for national growth and development.
Adesola reeled out the achievements to include successful hosting of the National Sports Festival in 2018 in Abuja in spite of challenges; participation in the Commonwealth Games and 2019 African Games in Rabat.
He said the ministry had also done well in youth development and revision of the National Youth Policy 2019 to 2023.
Responding, Aduda stated that he had cordial relationship with the Permanent Secretary before the recent redeployment that reconnected them in their career journey of civil service.
