Moshood Adebayo
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has urged the newly-inaugurated five members of the state executive council to hit the ground running, just as he said he expects nothing, but the best from them.
He spoke during the inauguration of the new commissioners at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja, yesterday.
The new cabinet members are Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson; Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Segun Banjo; Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye; Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Fahm and Special Adviser on Communities and Communications, Mr. Hakeem Sulaiman.
Ambode urged them to inject new ideas to reinvigorate and re-energise government machinery for the overall benefit of the people as they settle down in office. He said their immediate mandate should be the completion of all ongoing projects and activation of new ones to make life better and comfortable for the people.
His words: “As you settle down to your new assignments, I demand nothing but the best from you. Your immediate task as you hit the ground running is to quickly bring yourself up to speed with the mandate of your ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and key into the immediate priority for this year which is the completion of all ongoing projects.
“This, however, does not preclude the initiation of new projects that are considered essential and critical to the general well-being of our people,” he said.
Ambode said the greatest asset of his administration is the goodwill of the people which cuts across all segments of the society.
“As simple as it sounds, this is a tough task, but I am happy to state here that the job has been made uncomplicated because we have the best team working together to achieve this vision. Today, we are delighted to welcome on board the newly-sworn in members of the executive council.
“You are joining a winning team of committed professionals and politicians who have been working round the clock for the past 32 months to make Lagos functional, efficient and a haven for business, tourism, entertainment and sports,” the governor said.
He said the achievements so far recorded were massive, but a lot still needed to be done to achieve the desired vision and moving the state forward on the path of sustainable growth.
The governor commended former members of the state executive council for their dedicated service and contribution to the achievements so far recorded by this administration.
He also appreciated the leadership and members of the House of Assembly for ensuring due diligence and speedy confirmation process for the new cabinet members.
Responding on behalf of the appointees, Oladunjoye thanked Ambode for finding them worthy to be part of a robust administration which, according to her, had been implementing projects and policies in all sectors of the state.