Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged Lagos workers to be the best in what they do in order to continue making Lagos State Public Service the best in the country.
The governor spoke at the ‘ Mr Governor’s Luncheon with Outstanding Officers (Junior and Senior categories) held at Adeyemi Bero auditorium, Alausa organised by the Office of the Head of Service to round off the 2024 Lagos State Public Service Week.
The governor told the workers that the Lagos public service has become the envy of others across the country and charged the workers not to relent.
” 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. We can not 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,” the governor said.
The Head of Service, Olabode Agoro said the award ceremony and luncheon was to ‘recognise officers adjudged to be outstanding across the MDAs in the state.’
He thanked the governor for prioritising welfare of the workers by paying the minimum wages, 100% salary increment for December 2024 among other incentives.
Agoro said some of the activities for the public service week were press conferences, free medical screening for public servants, public lectures among others.
The HOS said 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 the governor , six senior staff won cars in the senior staff category.
They were Folarin Timothy, Saliu Oluwasegun Ojedele Idayat, Opeoluwa Moshood, Ogunade Ahmed and Adeleye Saidat.
Five junior staff Adewuyi Ramon Adewale, Edu Aminatu Omotayo, Onaleye Atinuke Eunice, Adeniyi Omobolanle Aishat, and Kuti Basit Eniola
also won N5million each in the junior staff category while another 11 won N100,000 each.