From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja

The new Statistician General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry,  yesterday, threatened to drop any staff who cannot cope with his speed.

Speaking when he assumed office as the new   Statistician General, Harry noted that the ‘bus’ will leave any worker at the ‘busstop’ who fails to adjust to  his pace.

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He, however, said that he would miss the relationship he had with his former boss while wishing him the  best in his endeavours.

While handing over the mantle of office to Harry, the outgoing Statistician General, Dr Yemi Kale, noted that his greatest achievement was the significant  increase in how official statistics produced by the bureau has become part and parcel of government policy-making business investment decisions and even regular citizen conversations.

“This is a major cultural shift that should not be minimised. Interestingly, despite all our statistical prowess at the bureau, it may be one area that is difficult to measure or produce a statistical report on. But maybe the new SG can take on the challenge. These are no mean feats, given the nature of challenges we have faced over the past 10 years. But they are the products of deliberate, thoughtful strategies developed to address the myriads of issues and challenges we identified at the outset guided of course by the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics and the Statistics Act , 2007,” he said.