I would like to seize this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude and profound appreciation for your cooperation and support which contributed immeasurably to the furtherance of the department’s health and social programmes during my tenure as Commissioners for social affairs. I pray and hope that you will continue to do so for the Department and, invariably, for the citizens of Africa, whose wellbeing and prosperity depend on little but meaningful contributions and sacrifices that we ungrudgingly mete out on a daily basis.