Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged three new cabinet, five permanent secretaries and members state civil service commission to justify their appointments by bringing value to governance.
Sanw-Olu tasked the officials during their swearing in, on Monday, saying they must also hit the ground running without delay.
He said that they were called to serve from the pool of numerous competent and highly qualified Lagosians, which is why they must justify the confidence reposed in them.
“You have been brought on to add value in our quest to deliver the dividend of democracy to the citizens. We are pushing the emblem of our party and we have started implementing several programmes under our project T.H.E.M.E.S.
“We must remember that in four months time, we will be celebrating our first anniversary.
“The question that people will be asking is that what have we done in one year? Time will come and time will go but it is what we do with time that prosperity will judge us with. The essence of this reminder is to keep each and every one of us on the go and to let you know that we need to hit the ground running.
He added: “We cannot afford to be complacent in our approach to governance because there is so much to be accomplished within the 1,460 days that we are rushing against. We cannot afford not to succeed because our success has indication for the mission’s wellbeing. We owe it a duty to live up to the reputation of centre of excellence through the injection of innovative and visionary ideas into governance.”
The new cabinet members Paul Bamgbose Martins, sworn in as commissioner for special duties and inter-governmental relations; Gbenga Oyerinde, special adviser on Central Business District (CBD) and Ganiu Adele Ayuba, special adviser on urban development.
The permanent secretaries include Olujimi Ige, Kafayat Ajenifuja, Hakeem Adeniji Oduyinka, Isaac Olushina Thorpe and Aina Ayoola.
Earlier, the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, described the governor as a team player, saying it was in this spirit that he appointed more hands to further deliver on the T.H.E.M.E.S agenda of his administration.
JOSHUA BASSEY
