The Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has urged awardees at the Grand Finale of this
year’s Public Service Week not to rest on their oars but should redouble their efforts through improved
service delivery.
Muri-Okunola stated this at the Grand Finale of the year 2021 Public Service Week and the “Alausa Got
Talent” Season Three Variety Show, themed “Deploying Technology to Sustain and Enhance Service
Delivery in the face of this Challenging COVID 19 Pandemic Climate”.
He congratulated the awardees while encouraging them to continue to exhibit the high sense of
responsibility, diligence, commitments to duty and unalloyed loyalty for which they were being
honoured.
“As I congratulate all awardees, I urge you not to rest on your oars but rather encourage you to continue
to exhibit the high sense of responsibility, diligence, commitments to duty and unalloyed loyalty for
which you will be honoured today. I urge you all to redouble your efforts through improved service
delivery in the coming years. In the same vein, it is my hope that this event would serve to motivate
other members of staff to continue to put in their best in their various Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) in the knowledge and assurance that their contributions will neither go unrecognized
nor go unrewarded, someday", Muri-Okunola said.
The Head of Service restated commitment of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration to
workers welfare enjoining public servants to remain focus and steadfast in the discharge of their duties
to ensure continuities of good governance, growth and development so that the Greater Lagos dream
can be actualised.
This year’s celebration featured long Service Merit Awards, talent competition in two categories MDAs
and individuals, which included, Eating Competition, Comedy, Gele Tying/Make up, Adire Day, other
forms of entertainments, other activities while winners were given various gifts prizes ranging from
Microwave, Smart TV, fans, Fridges, Air condition, two brand new cars among others.
At the end of the competition, Public Service Office, Office of the Head of Service came First Position in
Choreography and won the Star Prize of the SUV, donated by Coscharis Motors, while Lagos State
Office of Disability Affairs went home with the Second Star Prize of Saloon Car, donated by the GAC group.
