The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday, swore in
five new Permanent Secretaries into the State Civil Service at the Lagos
House, Alausa, Ikeja.
The officials are: Dr. Olabisi Taiwo (Ministry of Health), Mr.
Olusegun Ajibade (Public Service Office), Mrs. Abiayo Akinsiku (Primary
Healthcare Board), Dr. Yusuf Jimoh (Ministry of Special Duties and
Intergovernmental Relations), and Mr. Ganiyu Rufai (Ministry of
Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives).
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambode charged the new appointees to bring
their wealth of experiences and knowledge to bear in their respective
Ministries, Departments and Agencies to go all out to meet the high
expectations of not only government but the teeming population of the
State.
“With this appointment, you have all effectively become the
Accounting Officer of your MDAs. You have been entrusted with a bigger
and more sensitive responsibility which will put to test your leadership
and managerial skills.
“Let me remind you of the very high expectations that will be placed
on you, not only from the government but more importantly, from the over
22 million Lagosians who desire efficient and service delivery.
“Your ability to meet these expectations will depend on the amount of
creativity and innovation you can bring to bear in the discharge of
your responsibilities.
“Nobody expects you to reinvent the wheel. What is expected of you is
to bring to bear your knowledge and experience so that the machinery of
governance can roll faster and deliver more quality results to the
teeming population of our State,” the Governor said.
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