Tuesday: 11 January 2011:
Saif bin Zayed honors excellence teams in the Ministry of Interior
Lieutenant-General Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Interior attended on Tuesday afternoon the honoring ceremony of the work team of the Sheikh Khalifa Award for Government Excellence where the Ministry took the lion’s share harvesting 13 awards and medals out of 23.
He emphasized that “UAE police has a great challenge, today, to prove that police work is a real twin for civilization, creativity and excellence, and not merely confined to keeping order and maintaining security. This is the same vision which was established by President His Highness, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may Allah protect him, and his brother His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
“A year after a year and the more achievements are made, the more responsibilities and challenges are faced. The bet is that we should maintain what has been achieved, and continue enduring the burdens of these responsibilities and overcome these challenges, HH said, adding that it is important to remember that our efficiency as an organization lies on the confidence people put on us, and without such confidence, any efforts would be of no value. People, in the end, judge everything.
H.H Sheikh Saif considered that the successful leader does not become happy nor sad before big events no matter what they are. “We should not think silently or work away from the team. “Goals can not be achieved by one player alone, and their echo can not be heard without people’s applause”, he added.
He concluded that history will remind us of what we have achieved, not of what we have wished or dreamt. Let us work together sincerely and devotedly as much as we can to make the country and its people’s interest above every consideration. “Even if we erred, we will find somebody who will find excuses for us”, HH said. He urged all winners to continue efforts to handle the burdens of the future, and achieve the most possible quality and excellence in order to improve the services the Ministry is providing to the members of the public.
Attended the honoring ceremony were Lt. Gen Saif Abdullah Al Shaafar, undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Lt. Col. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander General of Dubai Police, Major Gen (S) Obeid Al Hiri Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander General of Abu Dhabi Police, Major Gen. Nasser Salem Lekhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Interior, Hessa bu Humaid, Director of the Sheikh Khalifa Award for Government Excellence at the Cabinet Office.