WACHEF Executive Director, Deputy Resume Office.
By Christiana Babayo.
The newly appointed Executive Director of the Women and Children Health Empowerment Foundation (WACHEF), Beden Mergu Barnabas, alongside her Deputy, Faiza Abubakar Yaro, has officially resumed office following their recent appointments.
The duo assumed duty on Monday at the WACHEF office in Jalingo, where they were warmly received by the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), staff members, and volunteers during a modest welcome ceremony.
In her remarks, Mrs. Barnabas expressed deep appreciation to the BoT Chairman and members for the confidence reposed in her. She also thanked staff and volunteers for the warm reception, pledging to lead the organization with transparency, dedication, and teamwork.
The Executive Director reaffirmed her commitment to strengthening WACHEF’s programmes, expanding strategic partnerships, and consolidating the foundation’s impact across communities within and beyond the state.
On her part, the Deputy Executive Director, Faiza Abubakar Yaro, expressed her readiness to work closely with the Executive Director to deliver on WACHEF’s mandate.
She called for unity, innovation, and collective responsibility among staff and volunteers to advance the organisation’s goals.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Garba Danjuma, congratulated the new executives on their appointments, describing them as well-deserved.
He tasked them to adopt a balanced blend of autocratic and democratic leadership styles where necessary, to ensure efficiency, discipline, and inclusiveness in the administration of the foundation.
Dr. Danjuma also urged staff and volunteers to give their full cooperation and support to the new leadership to enable them to successfully deliver WACHEF’s vision and mission.
The BoT Chairman further disclosed that WACHEF will commission its state-of-the-art office complex as part of activities marking its 25th anniversary.
He added that the foundation will donate grinding machines to beneficiaries in Gashaka communities and carry out deworming of about 1,000 children from communities in Madaga and Sarkaka in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state.