Sanwo-Olu tasks civil servants on service delivery, presents vehicles

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged Lagos State civil servants to raise the bar in service delivery to the public.

He gave the charge on Tuesday while presenting official vehicles to Level 17 officers in the state public service. The beneficiaries cut across ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).The presentation is part of the moves by the Sanwo-Olu administration to boost morale and promote excellence in the state workforce.

It was the third time such gesture would be accorded to directors in the state public service.

According to the governor, a motivated public service is central to effective governance and delivery of development goals, stressing that the gesture would promote a high sense of responsibility, diligence, and commitment to duty.

“It is important to emphasise that this government is not only ensuring that the environment in which our public servants work in conducive for delivering their best, it is also making sure that our public service workers get to the highest level of their career and be the best among their peers in their areas of endeavour across the nation.

“This vehicular support is our modest gesture not only to reward the services being rendered by the beneficiaries, the intention and idea behind it is to further boost the morale, renew the sense of responsibility, diligence and commitment of our workers to public service. This gesture will encourage officers in the lower cadres to work hard and give their best in service.”

Sanwo-Olu said his administration has also widened the welfare package for the State’s workforce by approving a Housing Loan scheme for workers to ensure their safety from social factors that could hinder their ability to give in their best.

He added that his administration had almost completed the remodeling of the staff canteen in the Alausa Secretariat campus from a bungalow to a four-storey building to make the physical workspace conducive for civil servants.

Some of the welfare packages we have initiated to make the work environment conducive for you might not be enough in appreciating the level of commitment you put in the work, but the gesture is a demonstration that we value your input. To whom much is given, much is expected. The public is watching all of us; we must ensure that the public gets the best of us at all times.”

Speaking earlier, Olabode Agoro, said the gesture was a testament to Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to the welfare of civil servants.

Agoro said Sanwo-Olu was not only concerned about the welfare of current public servants, but also ensure that those retiring from the state civil service receive their pensions upon retirement.