30th September, 2017
The Federal Government has advised civil servants to embrace regular exercise so as to be physically and mentally fit to discharge their duties efficiently.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, gave the advice at the monthly jogging exercise for civil servants in Abuja on Saturday.
Oyo-Ita, represented by Mrs Georgina Ehurial, Director, Cabinet Affairs Office, said that the monthly exercise was good for their healthy living, urging the civil servants not to be pushed every month to participate.
According to her, regular exercises should be part of our daily routine in order to be physically fit, mentally strong and enjoy healthy living at all times.
She said that physical exercise would reduce cases of sudden deaths in the country, urging civil servants and Nigerians to make the exercise a regular discipline to burn calories in the body.
“Productivity depends on the state of the body. You need to be fit for effective and efficient discharge of duties in your place of work.
“Do not allow anybody to either force or push you into coming out every month to participate in the exercise because you are doing it for yourself.
“I urge you all to make use of your various office gyms once in a week to embark on exercise after a very hectic work in the office,” she said.
However, she enjoined those who were not part of the monthly exercise to avail themselves this opportunity of benefiting from this laudable gesture.
Dr Rufus Ebegba, the Man of this month’s exercise, also urged civil servants to take the exercise seriously, adding that the exercise is important for effective productivity.
Ebegba, who is the Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), expressed his agency’s continued participation in the monthly routine.
He said this was the first time his agency was participating in the monthly exercise and urged civil servants to unite by putting in their best for the progress of the country.
The monthly jogging exercise ended with a football match between the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
It was also designed to mark this year’s independence anniversary.