The Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission (FCT-CSC), in partnership with the Office of the Head of Service, FCT Administration (FCTA), has commenced a pre-retirement workshop. The commission said the workshop aimed at equipping retiring public servants with strategies for a prosperous and purposeful post-service life. Chairman of the commission, Emeka Ezeh, said this in Abuja yesterday at the opening of the workshop with the theme, “How to Triumph in Retirement.” Ezeh said the initiative was designed to help retiring workers prepare adequately for the transition from active government service to a productive and financially secure retirement. He urged the participants to develop concrete strategies capable of transforming their post-service years into a rewarding and fulfilling chapter of their lives. According to him, the workshop represented the first collaborative initiative between the FCT-CSC and the Office of the Head of Service, stressing that it demonstrated a shared commitment to the welfare of retiring public servants.
Ezeh explained that officers who had devoted between 35 and 40 years to active service, or reached the mandatory retirement age of between 60 and 65 years, often experienced uncertainty and anxiety about life after service.
He therefore stressed the need for proactive guidance to enable retirees to manage the transition successfully and maximise their years after government employment.
The chairman said the initiative was in line with Section 7c(ii) of the FCT-CSC Establishment Act, which mandated the commission to advise the FCT Minister on matters relating to the conditions of service of employees.
Ezeh expressed appreciation to Wike and the Acting Head of Service, Mrs Nancy Nathan, for their support and collaboration, assuring that the pre-retirement programme would become a sustained annual initiative.
In her remarks, Nathan commended the retiring officers for their dedication, loyalty and contributions to the development and administration of the FCT.
She assured the retirees that their departure from the government payroll would not erase the value of their contributions, saying their institutional knowledge, experience and developmental blueprints would remain part of the territory’s progress.
Nathan urged the retiring workers to regard retirement not as the end of their relevance but as an opportunity to redirect their experience toward mentorship, community development and entrepreneurship.
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