The Lagos State government had begged workers in the state to be committed to their jobs work more diligently and assiduously with the fear of God in order to achieve set goals and objectives of the present administration this New Year.
The state’s Head of Service (HOS), Mrs. Olabowale Ademola, who spoke today at the 2016 First Working Day Inter-Religious Prayer session organized by the Public Service Office at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos similarly begged public servants in the State to reciprocate the kind gesture of the Ambode led administration by fulfilling its promise of creating a conducive atmosphere for workers.
“Public Servants must report at their duty post punctually, daily and improve their work rate in order to achieve set goals and objectives bearing in mind that it is the totality of individual achievements that would effectively translate into the attainment of ministerial mandates which in turn represents the attainment of Government’s policy objectives.”
She said that the fulfilment of one of such promises is the increase in the amount of fund made available as housing loans to civil servants in the State from N50million to N100million in the year 2016 budget, thus making provision for more public servants in the State to benefit and access the loan.
While urging the workers to be security conscious and always display their identification cards at all times to avoid embarrassment by security agents, Ademola noted that, “In spite of the present economic realities, the State Government has identified programmes and specific projects that will further improve the quality of life of the citizenry as well as consolidate on the achievements of the past year”.
In their individual sermon during the session, the Presiding Chaplain, Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Venerable Femi Taiwo enjoined public servants to possess hearts of commitment and service to God and humanity in the discharge of their duties.
While Imam Rafiu Kazeem of the Lagos State Secretariat Mosque, Alausa urged them to be dedicated and hard working in all official responsibilities.
Meanwhile, the State Government, through the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has announced its intention to hold an advocacy programme for Stakeholders and all First Responders on prevention, mitigation and rescue of victims during emergency in the State.
The event, which will be held at the Blue Roof LTV8 Agindingbi, Lagos this month with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as the Special Guest of Honour would also involve several presentations by resource persons on how to prevent fire outbreaks, reduce impact of accidents and improve response time to emergency situations.
Speaking to journalists in his Office at the Secretariat, Alausa, the General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Michael Akindele noted that, the Agency is committed to ensuring that fire disasters and other forms of tragedy is reduced to the barest minimum through continuous Public Advocacy/Campaign Programmes to educate Lagosians as well as adequately train and equip first responders to deal with such incidents.
According to the General Manager, “all necessary precautionary measures are being implemented by the state government to minimize fire outbreaks, road accidents and other incidents that could have disastrous consequences on safety of lives and properties in the State.
He explained that the Agency will continue to organize periodic meetings and workshops among all the relevant stakeholders to access their level of preparedness, identify and assign roles and responsibilities to stakeholders and responders in the management of emergency situations in Lagos.
Akindele averred that, the restructuring of the inaugurated Local Emergency Management Committee in all the 57 Local Government/Local Council Development Areas, the training of 750 Local Emergency Responders, the engagement of volunteers and the establishment of LASEMA Zonal Offices in the five division of the State will no doubt improve effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency in the management of emergency/disaster in the State.
While imploring Lagosians to be safety conscious always and support the State Government in reducing accidents in the State, Akindele advised residents to strictly abide by all stipulated safety rules and regulations as advocated by the present administration. [myad]
