Lagos council commission tasks LGs’ officials on work ethics

Global Patriot Staff November 27, 2015 Local, News Leave a comment 259 Views

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle) with his Deputy, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule (right) and the State Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Henry Ajomale, during the maiden edition of the Quarterly Town Hall meeting to render account of stewardship of Governor Ambode’s administration 1st quarter in Office, at the Abesan Mini Stadium, Abesan Housing Estate, Ipaja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 06, 2015.

Chairman of the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Babatunde Rotinwa has tasked Local governments and Local Council Development Areas officials across the State to rededicate themselves to duty in order to have an improved and better service delivery in all the LGAs and LCDAs

Receiving members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Lagos Branch, Rotinwa stated that since the local government is the closest tier of government to the people, officials should endeavor to be conversant with the needs of the people and ensure that they do their best to provide the dividends of democracy in order to make the tenure of Governor Akinwumi Ambode remarkable, progressive and successful.

He advised them to improve on their community relations as this would enable them identify the needs of the people in order to provide services that would impact on their welfare and facilitate speedy development of their communities.

He recalled that, the Lagos City Hall which is an edifice in Lagos Island and the State today was built by the local government because of dedication of the staff of the local government.

The Chairman implored all staff in the unified Local Government Service to be punctual, dedicated to their duties, adhere strictly to standards set by the Commission and work as a team, so that, collectively, local government staff could contribute to the development of their localities as well as the State in general.

While commending the officials for their hard work and commitment towards to the Commission, the Chairman appealed to all the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs to set targets for year 2016 and be committed towards realizing the targets so that all the lost glory of the third tier of government could be restored.

He urged the union members to ensure that there is harmony between them, the executives and the management.

Earlier, President of the Lagos State branch of NULGE Comrade Afolabi Ajose, commended the efforts of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, for appointing a high calibre retired public servant with cognate experience in local government administration as the Chairman of the Commission and erudite and seasoned administrators as members of the board.

He said that, the appointment has demonstrated the commitment of Governor Ambode to transform the local governments and improve the process of service delivery of the councils.