Fashola Commends Lagos state Workers for Dedication and Diligent Attitude
The Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has commended the government workers in the state, saying “Lagos is working” because of the change of attitude and dedication to work in the Public Service.
Governor Fashola made this known at the retirement ceremony of the Head of Service, Mrs Josephine Oluseyi Williams, in Alausa.
The Governor said: “Whenever Lagos residents acknowledged the State’s law enforcement agencies, the fire fighting capacity of its Fire Service or the efficiency of its Public Service delivery, I always reminded them that the personnel of the agencies were not changed “but only changed their attitude and renewed their dedication.
“When I meet people outside now and they tell me that the face of the Lagos State Public Service is changing for the better, I take that compliment with a lot of inward pride even though I know that the work is not finished.”
He also commended the residents of the state for their support and encouraged them not to withdraw it as the government and its workers would not stop efforts to provide better public service.
“Even though we gather to celebrate and honour the Public Service, some of the things that we see now raises several questions and the difference between good and bad is becoming very difficult to tell.”
The outgoing Governor also added that governance was not necessarily about building roads and bridges or about proving jobs but also about very high moral authority.
Advising those who regard the appointment of women into leadership positions as their achievement to look beyond their narrow confines, the Governor stated that “when you look at the Permanent Secretaries in Lagos State, the Magistracy, the leadership of parastatals and the Judiciary, you will see that leadership responsibility for women in Lagos is a way of life.
“So if some people think they are doing women a favour and consider it an achievement, they are living in a different world. Here, it is already a way of life.”
The retiring Head of service in her speech said she had joined the public service because of her desire to touch lives and contribute to the growth and development of Nigeria.
She urged public servants to remain focused at all times as the decisions they were instrumental in developing the society.
