Newly sworn-in Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr. Aminu Yusuf, has promised to place staff welfare at the top of his agenda, signalling an immediate shift toward better working conditions and digital modernisation.
Speaking at his maiden town-hall meeting with hundreds of NPC staff at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, Dr. Yusuf declared: “Your welfare is my priority. A motivated workforce is the heartbeat of any successful organisation.”
The meeting came barely 48 hours after he held a closed-door session with the leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NPC unions, where both sides reached what he described as “frank and far-reaching agreements” on long-standing grievances.
“Let us move forward together with sincerity of purpose,” Yusuf told cheering staff. “I am committed to repositioning the NPC as a model public institution — efficient, digital, and staff-centred.”
He urged employees to embrace professionalism and openness to change, promising that resolutions from the JAC parley would be implemented without delay to restore workplace harmony and boost productivity.
Staff union representative, Mrs. Ronke Adewunmi, welcomed the Chairman’s early outreach, calling it “a breath of fresh air.”
“Sir, the entire workforce has great expectations from your leadership,” she said. “We are ready to partner with you to resolve funding challenges, welfare issues, and structural bottlenecks that have held us back for too long.”
Adewunmi stressed that the unions see themselves as “collaborators in progress, not adversaries,” and pledged full support for reforms that strengthen the Commission.
Director-General of the NPC, Dr. Osifo Tellson Ojogun, attended both the JAC session and the general staff meeting.
Staff who spoke to NewsFocus afterwards expressed cautious optimism, with many describing the new Chairman’s tone as “refreshingly different” and his welfare pledge as the clearest signal in years that their concerns are finally being heard.
With a new census on the horizon and mounting pressure for accurate demographic data, all eyes are now on Dr. Yusuf to turn promises into swift action.
