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Immortalise Jakande, Lagos4Lagos Visioner Tells Sanwo-Olu
Lagos4Lagos visioner, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran has charged Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immortalize late former governor Lateef Jakande.
Recall Jakande, who served as the first executive governor of the state between 1979 and 1983, died on February 11, 2021, at the age of 91.
Adediran, in a statement issued on Friday by his Press Secretary, Kazeem Bakare, said Jakande served the state meritoriously than most of the politician governors after him.
“Today marks a year anniversary of the demise of the first Executive Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande.
“Jakande’s indelible mark spans education, housing, road infrastructure, health, housing, among others.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that Jakande represents an institution which any occupant of the office at the Lagos House, Alausa should eternally immortalise.
“It is rather unfortunate that the state would not think of something in that regard for a hero of Jakande’s stature, as a mark of his immortalisation,” Adediran, Lagos4Lagos Movement Lead Vissioner, said.
According to him, in the area of housing, Jakande’s legacy in low cost housing estates in Abesan, Isolo and other parts of Lagos State, have become a benchmark for affordable housing by any government, decades after the launch of the scheme.
Adediran described Sanwo-Olu’s recent naming of a health centre in Amuwo-Odofin after Sen. Oluremi Tinubu as an “executive recklessness and insensitivity”.
He said that such development had continued across the state as many state edifices were either named after Sen. Bola Tinubu or his wife or his daughter by officeholders.
Adediran said: “We would like to remind the governor that a hero like Lateef Kayode Jakande deserves more than he is getting in a state he meritoriously served till he breathed his last.
“A befitting immortalization is not too much to ask for a state and national hero.
“Our state is blessed with present and past heroes that have laid the foundation for the Lagos of today and come 2023, under a PDP-led administration, the labour of our present and past heroes, shall not be in vain.”
He restated the commitment and readiness of the movement to birth a Lagos that would work for everyone come 2023.
Dauda Lawal swears in five permanent secretaries in Zamfara, urging them to follow public service rules, financial regulations and relevant laws
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has sworn in five new permanent secretaries, urging them to comply with Public Service Rules, financial regulations and other relevant laws in the discharge of their duties.
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The swearing-in ceremony took place on Thursday at the Grand Chamber of the Government House in Gusau, the state capital.
The newly appointed permanent secretaries are Ahmad S. Zamfara, Nasiru Halilu Anka, Mu’azu Jibril Guraguri, Adamu Abdullahi Kanoma and Sani Muhammad Shinkafi.
The Chief Judge of Zamfara State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, administered the oath of office to the appointees, who pledged allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lawal congratulated the new permanent secretaries, describing their appointments as recognition of their experience, abilities and readiness to take on greater responsibilities.
He said their roles extended beyond personal career advancement, noting that their decisions and conduct would influence government performance and the welfare of residents.
“The Permanent Secretary is central to Government, providing administrative leadership, institutional continuity, and policy advice while implementing approved programs,” the governor said.
He added that permanent secretaries were responsible for maintaining discipline, coordinating their establishments and ensuring that public resources were used for their intended purposes.
Lawal said his administration remained committed to strengthening government institutions and improving public administration to support Zamfara’s development priorities.
He noted that the civil service played a critical role in translating government decisions into practical results, particularly in the delivery of essential services.
The governor urged the new appointees to align their work with his administration’s priorities through proper planning, realistic implementation strategies, effective supervision and continuous assessment of results.
He also called on them to maintain constructive and professional relationships with commissioners and other political officeholders.
According to Lawal, political leaders are responsible for setting policy, while career civil servants provide the institutional knowledge, technical advice and administrative capacity needed to implement it.
He stressed that mutual respect and cooperation between political officeholders and career civil servants were essential to effective governance.
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The governor urged the permanent secretaries to uphold discipline and professionalism while ensuring that their departments supported the administration’s development agenda and served the needs of the people of Zamfara.
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