Abiodun swears in 18th HoS

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has sworn in the 18th Head of Service (HoS), Dr. Nofiu Aigoro.

He urged him to raise the standard of the public service.

Abiodun gave the advice yesterday at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

He advised the HoS to tread the path of excellence his predecessors were reputed for.

The governor said: “As the new Head of Service, I enjoin you to start raising the standard of the public service from the point where Alhaja Ottun left it and tread the path of excellence your predecessors are reputed for. May success be yours.”

He said his administration is guided by the principles of character, competence and capability in the appointment of top functionaries for the smooth operation of the core machinery of the government.

Abiodun said that the public service had been rebranded and put in a vantage position of trust and partnership by ensuring the right leadership for the service.

He said everyone had equal right to attain the highest office in the civil service.

The governor, noting that the emergence of Dr. Aigoro was as a result of due diligence, merit, loyalty and careful consultation, said his appointment was a call to higher duty.

“Permit me to state that Dr. Aigoro’s emergence, for instance, is a product of due diligence, merit, loyalty and careful consultation, and guided by excellence, comportment, discipline, high moral integrity and more importantly, adherence to civil service rules.

“As I congratulate our new HoS on his appointment, I want you to consider this appointment as a call to higher duties. Yes, you deserve it because you have always put service before other considerations. But to whom much is given, much more is expected,” he said.

Abiodun said that the new HoS was assuming duty at a time the public service was expected to do more to resuscitate the ailing economy, as occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said Aigoro was expected to provide the kind of leadership that would further strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the public service.

The governor urged the HoS to use his office towards the successful implementation of the “Building our Future Together” agenda of his administration, noting that his administration would create a conducive atmosphere for public servants to build on their career in the service and get to their peak.

Aigoro, thanking the governor for the trust reposed in him, pledged to uphold and sustain the legacies of the founding fathers.

The HoS, who pleaded with the workforce for their support, said that the public service would continue to assist the government.