Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Lagos workers to put in their best so as to continue to make Lagos State Public Service the best in the country.
Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the charge on Friday, while speaking at the occasion tagged: “Governor’s Luncheon with Outstanding Officers (Junior and Senior categories),” held at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, and organised by the Office of the Head of Service to round off the 2024 Lagos State Public Service Week.
The governor said the Lagos Public Service had become the envy of others across the country, calling on the workers not to relent, but be committed to lifting the state and its civil service to higher level.
“We are the envy of every state in the country. We are the best civil service in the country. We can not give up now and be comfortable with where we are now.
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“We cannot continue to live on past glory. We should rededicate ourselves so we can continue to remain ahead. We should be outstanding and be best in what we do,” he said.
The Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Olabode Agoro, said the award ceremony and luncheon was to “recognise officers adjudged to be outstanding across the MDAs in the state,” expressing his appreciation to Governor Sanwo-Olu for prioritising welfare of the workers by paying the minimum wages, a 100per cent salary increment for December 2024, among other incentives.
Agoro disclosed that activities lined for the Public Service Week were press conferences, free medical screening for public servants, public lectures, among others, and further disclosed that a total of 271 nominations were submitted to receive awards but 210 were finally chosen.
In a raffle draw held at the event and picked by Governor Sanwo-Olu, six senior staff won cars in the senior staff category.
Those that emerged winners were Folarin Timothy, Saliu Oluwasegun Ojedele Idayat, Opeoluwa Moshood, Ogunade Ahmed and Adeleye Saidat.
Five junior staff also won N5 million each in the junior staff category while another 11 won N100,000 each.
