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Efficiency: Sanwo-Olu goes tough, vows to personally monitor new Perm Secretaries’ performances
By Moses Adeniyi
Harping on the necessity for efficiency, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu upon swearing-in 11 new Permanent Secretaries within the Structure of the State Civil Service, has charged the civil servants to be responsive to duties, vowing to personally monitor their performances.
This, he said, was required to ensure they provide the required and expected service for the respective ministries and agencies of their posts.
At the swearing-in ceremony of the new Permanent Secretaries held at the State House, Ikeja, on Friday, the Governor, who personally interviewed and screened over 20 selected Directors out of which 11 were appointed, said his administration is committed to the delivery of dividends of democracy and as such, charged the new appointees to deliver on mandates of their duties.
“The process of selecting you was rigorous and intensed. Our adminstration promotes competency. The appointment of these 11 Permanent Secretaries was a product of thoroughness. The role of Permanent Secretaries is fundamental to the success of any administration.
“This administration is committed to excellence and we believe we have appointed the best. I will personally monitor your performances individually. If you need assistance, you have access to me. Our course of delivering dividends of democracy is unshaken,” Sanwo-Olu said.
The State’s Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, told the new appointees to see their appointments as a call to do more, mentioning that ‘to whom much is given, much more is expected.’
The new Permanent Secretaries are Mr Osinaike Olusegun Olawale, TGPS District IV; Dr. Oyetola, Idowu Olufunke, TGPS District III; Oyegbola Olasunkanmi Mopileola, Public Service Office; and Dawodu, Kikelomo Arinola, Central Internal Audit.
Others are Toriola Abdulhafis Gbolahan, Ministry of Transport; Abidakun Olubusola Ajibola, Lagos State Teaching Service Commission; Aina Ololade Olasupo, Ministry of Home Affairs; Kasunmu Ibilola Olufolake, Ministry of Science and Technology; Sogunle Michael Olumide, Ministry of Information and Strategy; Sotire Oluwole Olumide, Ministry of Waterfront and Infrastructure; and Obajomo Ibrahim Amodu, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget.
Governor Sanwo-Olu tasked them to use their wealth of experience to bring about reformative development to the state for the benefit of residents.
In a vote of assurance on behalf of all, the Tutor General/Permanent Secretary Education District four, Olusegun Osinaike, promised that they would adhere strictly to the T.H.E.M.E.S developmental agenda and improve on it, to bring about more dividends of democracy to residents.
Moreover, Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the redeployment of Mr. Kamar Olowosago from the Ministry of Transportation to Ministry of Housing; Ms Yinka Fashola from Science and Technology to Ministry of Wealth Creation; Mrs Adetutu Ososanya from Office of Central Internal Audit to Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives; Mrs Toyin Oke Osanyintolu is now the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, while Dr. Olugbenga Aina holds forth at the Parastatals Monitoring Office.
In a related development, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu inaugurated a five man standing tribunal of enquiry into chieftaincy matters in the State.
The tribunal to be chaired by Justice Owolabi Dabiri is to ensure peace and harmony in the processes and procedures of succession into traditional stools within and among communities in the state.
Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that since its establishment since 2001, the Tribunal has handled over 50 Chieftaincy cases.
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Terrorism: ECOWAS to raise $2.4bn to fund counter-terrorism standby force
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working to set up a counter terrorism force to tackle security threats within the sub-region.
The Commissioner Political Affairs, Peace and Security of ECOWAS, Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, stated this at the opening of a three-day consultative meeting of Commandants of the three designated ECOWAS Training Centres of Excellence.
The three centres of excellence are the National Defence College, Nigeria, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana, and Ecole de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye, Mali.
The consultative engagement is a bi-annual event coordinated by the Directorate of Peacekeeping and Regional Security of ECOWAS.
It is to support training, capacity building, research and development of the ECOWAS Standby Force, and the general peace and security within the sub-region.
Mali which is housing one of the training centres of excellence was absent at the meeting.
This may not be unconnected with the recent move by the country alongside Niger and Burkina Faso to exit the ECOWAS community.
Musah said that terrorism was cascading across the region and there was need to have counter terrorism forces to contain its spread.
“This is the decision, and in the coming weeks, ECOWAS has already with the Chief of Defence Staffs, developed operational modalities, the concept of operations and everything for us to aggregate.
“It will be something like an advance rapid reaction force of a battalion that will be able to confront terrorists’ bases.”
He explained that as part of the resolution of the authority of Heads of States, 2.4 billion dollars would be raised to fund the ECOWAS standby force to tackle the security challenges headlong.
“The Heads of States have decided that on the first year, we must raise about 2.4 billion dollars to support the operation of this force in order to face the terrorist.”
Musah said out of the amount, the Heads of States have directed member states contribute one billion dollars to commence the operation of the stand-by force.
He also explained that Ministers of Defence and Finance from the sub-region would be meeting to fashion out funding modalities for the force.
“This brings me to why this exercise is so critical today.
“If you look at our region, it is being ravage by terrorists. Today Burkina faso has overtaken Afghanistan as the most terrorised state on earth, and Africa has become home to terrorists organisations.
“Elsewhere in the world there are opportunistic terrorists attacks like we saw in some countries not too long ago.
“We are faced with the nightmare of having one of our member states being completely occupied by terrorist groups.
“If they set up a front base in one country then no country is safe, and we have already seen the impact of that on some of the coastal countries – Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d’voir – over the past few years.”
The ECOWAS commissioner, however, said Nigeria has been able to degrade the Boko Haram terrorists.
“In Nigeria, thanks to the efforts of the Nigerian Government, Boko haram have been degraded to the extent that they do not post a sustainable threat to the peace and security of Nigeria.”
Earlier, the Commandant National Defence College, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu while welcoming participants to the meeting, said West Africa was the only region that assigned training centres with special mandate.
He, therefore, urged the participants to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange useful ideas to enhance operations against terrorist groups in the region.
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Tinubu to return Wednesday – presidency
The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu and his aides will return to Nigeria from Europe on Wednesday.
The special adviser on information and strategy to the president, Bayo Onanuga, announced in a post on his X handle on Tuesday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with his aides, will return to Nigeria tomorrow from Europe,” Onanuga wrote.
On April 22, Tinubu left Abuja, the country’s capital, for the Netherlands on an official visit.
The presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, stated that the president was visiting The Netherlands at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
After the engagements in the country, Tinubu travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between April 28 and 29 to attend a special World Economic Forum meeting.
Details later…
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