The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, was on Monday got an award of honour by the Federal Character Commission(FCC) at its first award ceremony held at the Nnamdi Azikwe Hall, Nicon Luxury Hotel, Garki Abuja on Monday, 19 Dec., 2022.
The award was in recognition of the Minister’s commitment to the infrastructural development in the country’s transportation sector and the zeal to foster unity in his sector, his home State Taraba and Nigeria at large, which is the principle the Federal Character Commission stands for.
Giving the award to the Minister, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Akali Baba, and the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, appreciated the Honourable Minister for successfully taking charge of the transportation, the rail, the waterways, the rail corridors and by extension the road sector.
“Honourable Minister, you are in charge of the Road, rail and waterways, and I must say you are doing a good job. This award is given for your outstanding services in the transportation sector,” Akali Baba said.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, described the Honourable Minister as a man of integrity and a man of his word. She thanked him for his guidance, availability and for always extolling the ethos of the Federal Character Commission.
In his appreciation of the honour done him, Sambo thanked the organizers of the event, particularly, the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Dankaka.
He also thanked the Inspector General of Police, Akali Baba, for cooperating with the Federal Ministry of Transportation in the provision of security along the rail corridors in the country, particularly, the Abuja Kaduna rail Corridor since the reopening earlier in the Month.
He also appreciated the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Services, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), for his cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Transportation, noting there is room for more.
His words: “I must say, I am touched by this award. Honestly, I was indisposed and I was sending my wife to represent me hitherto, but I had to muscle up the strength to be here tonight. I must say, I was ambushed; I never expected such a huge award. Thank you indeed for counting me worthy. Thank you, my dear sister, for the Chairman, Dr Muheeba, I am deeply touched.
“ I want to use this opportunity to thank the Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali Baba, for the Force’s commitment to ensuring safety along our rail corridors as well as our waterways, and my brother the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs, Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd.) for their partnership over the years, particularly in the maritime sector. We look forward to more,” he said
The Honourable Minister, also on behalf of the Federal Character Commission, presented awards to the Nigerian Police Force, received by the IG, The Nigerian Customs Services, received by the CG, the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, the Federal Road Safety Commission, The Nigerian Army, Federal Polytechnic Bali, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, among other beneficiaries.
