All Lagos State Public Servants should rededicate themselves to quality service delivery.
They were urged to ensure personal safety protocols and guidelines as prescribed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, made the plea while addressing Lagos State Public Servants at a Zoom platform for the Year 2021’s first workday, an Inter-Religious prayer session organised by the Office of the Head of Service.
According to him, it is only fitting and proper that we begin the new year in the spirit of worship and thanksgiving for God’s guidance and protection over us, our household, our work, our leaders and the State Government in the way we have done this morning.
In his word, it is exciting to see you all again, despite the several challenges faced by all of humanity across the globe in the Year 2020..
Muri-Okunola implored all public servants in the state to bear in mind that it is the totality of individual goals and departmental targets achieved that translates into the attainment of ministerial mandates service-wide.
While reflecting on the challenges the State faced during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the year 2020, he noted that there is almost total shut down of the economy, no aspect of life was left untouched and no category or group was spared.
In his words, he thereby implored all the public servants in the State to adhere strictly to all the safety protocols guiding against the spread of the coronavirus within their respective localities.
To him, the reality today, unfortunately, is that the Covid-19 Pandemic is not just still very much with us, but the possibility of another lockdown looms very largely, the ultimate determination of which would be based on the realities of the next few weeks.
Going forward, he emphasised that people are not yet out of the woods, so they cannot yet afford to let guards down, as it is not yet Uhuru and much still needs to be accomplished.
According to him, it is in this regard that government has further strengthened arrangements for testing, treatment and enforcement of protocols aimed at curtailing the spread of the disease.
He maintained that everyone should embrace the new innovative ideas and opportunities that were clearly created during the pandemic such as the use of the online communication platform, Zoom Technology, which has not only facilitated more effective communication generally but has also resulted in widespread digital education among a large segment of the population including children.
He however, underscores the remarkable resilience of the human spirit, saying it is also evidence of the adaptability of human capacity and preparedness to find new ways of continuing to make the desired progress.
The number one civil servant reiterated that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s inauguration of the “Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund Board of Trustees” has signalled the commencement of the process of rebuilding the city, saying what is most important is the need to rededicate themselves to duties at their different duty posts as part of the overall task of rebuilding Lagos.