The Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Pastor Ayodele Anawoye; has said his priority is to give good leadership to the Institute.
He said this on Thursday in an exclusive chat with PRESENT NIGERIA shortly after being declared the winner of the general election of the Institute which held at the main hall of the Institute in Akure.
According to him, “My priority is to give good leadership. I have my officers who will be coordinating activities and laising with all Town Planning agencies.”
“I am here to bring a radical revolution into the practice of town and regional planning in Ondo State. I am here to chart ways to move the association forward. I know that there are challenges; but as someone who has worked in the mainstream of the Ministry, I have all the knowledge and experience to tackle all the challenges before me.”
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While expressing his appreciation to his colleagues for their overwhelming support at the election, he promised to contribute his quota to the development of the Institute by fulfilling it’s vision and mission.
“I contested two years ago and I lost by 7 votes. But today, I contested and I won overwhelmingly. I got an overwhelming support today from my colleagues. This support is not surprising because I have passion for this job; having worked in the Civil Service for 35 years.”
“I’m going to contribute my own quota and energy to serve, just like the way I have always done in this Institute in various capacities; like the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee; over the years. Now that I am the Chairman, of course I have a vision and a mission and I am here to fulfill it.”
Corroborating the position of the Chairman, the 1st Vice Chairman; Dr. Gbenga Enisan; spoke about bringing new innovations to the affairs and operations of the Institute.
“I feel very great to be elected as the 1st Vice Chairman of the Institute and I will perform my best to ensure the development of the Institute which is paramount to the development of the state.”
“Just like my slogan when I was campaigning, my agenda is to bring about new innovations that will bring us a new Institute.”
Speaking also, the new General Secretary of the Institute; Mr. Adeboye Adeyemi; promised to collaborate with the Chairman and all other Officers to move the Institute forward.
“I will collaborate with my Chairman and all other executives to move the Institute forward. I have previously served the Institute in many capacities; like the Financial Secretary and Treasurer; where I have collaborated with other Officers to move forward the Institute. It is not going to be a different ball game this time around.”
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