{"id":234325,"date":"2025-08-13T22:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/hard-work-key-to-civil-service-growth-abia-head-of-service\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:17:16","slug":"hard-work-key-to-civil-service-growth-abia-head-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/hard-work-key-to-civil-service-growth-abia-head-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard work Key to Civil Service Growth \u2014 Abia Head of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hard work Key to Civil Service Growth \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>Head of Service<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-217937\">\n<div class=\"post-image-content\">\n<figure class=\"post-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"549\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"720\" data-eio-rheight=\"549\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- end.post-image-content --><\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- end.entry-title --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- end .entry-meta -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p> <!-- end .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>State Head of Service, Mr. Benson Ojeikere, has identified hard work as a critical driver of growth and efficiency in the state\u2019s civil service.<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217938 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?w=707&amp;ssl=1 707w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"209\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184833.jpg?w=707&amp;ssl=1 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an expanded meeting with top management staff in his office, Mr. Ojeikere stressed that the importance of hard work, particularly in capacity building, cannot be overemphasized.<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217939 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?w=688&amp;ssl=1 688w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"233\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184858.jpg?w=688&amp;ssl=1 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the weekly work plan and self-performance review initiative has now become an official public service reform policy, urging civil servants to embrace it fully. He warned that defaulters would face serious sanctions.<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217940 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?w=711&amp;ssl=1 711w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"232\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217940\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184926.jpg?w=711&amp;ssl=1 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The Head of Service also issued a stern warning against extorting money from individuals for the issuance of GEN 35, stating that anyone caught would face the full weight of the law.<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217941 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"229\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-217941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot_20250813-184949.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; 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