Posted on: 04:35 Mon, 08 Feb 2016



Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on
Monday swore-in two newly appointed
permanent secretaries into the state civil
service, charging them to champion his
administration’s quest to improve on service
delivery to the people.

The governor, who spoke at the Executive
Council Chambers of the Lagos House, Ikeja,
said permanent secretaries, as drivers of
various government ministries and agencies are
important to him and as such, his administration
would always appoint only the very best.

The newly appointed permanent secretaries are
– Dr. Olayiwole Shakirudeen Onasanya and Mr.
Olumide Abayomi Lawal.

He described the appointment as a testament of
his commitment to continually reinvigorate the
machinery of government through elevation of
worthy and qualified personnel from the pool of
skilled human capital available in the state
public service, urging the appointees to hit the
ground running and not hesitate to take tough
decisions.

While reminding the appointees of the task that
comes with their new portfolio, the governor
said a lot is expected from them, adding that
they must be ready to show leadership as
people are eagerly waiting to see the direct and
indirect impact of government policies and
programmes, which they must drive.

He said: “Leadership at any level of human
organization, especially at this challenging time,
requires innovation, creativity and resource
management. Our new appointees are therefore
enjoined to immediately hit the ground running
as our people are eager to see the direct and
indirect impact of government policies and
programmes.

“Let me state that our civil and public servants
are agents of change and enablers of
government policies. The permanent secretaries
are therefore the mirror which reflects the
quality of service our civil servants are offering.

“As I congratulate our newly sworn-in
permanent secretaries on your well deserved
appointments, I urge you to live up to the
dictate of your new status as the appointment
was based on your outstanding trajectories
which were found to be in line with the skills
and competency required to drive Lagos State,”
Governor Ambode said.