New Lagos HOS Officially Assumes Office Mr. Bode Agoro, On Tuesday, Officially Assumes Office As The 22nd Head Of Service

Mr. Bode Agoro, on Tuesday, officially assumes office as the 22nd Head of Service after the voluntary resignation of the immediate past Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola from the Lagos State Public Service which took effect on Friday, 29th September 2023, with a promise to continue to ensure good welfare support and conducive work environment for all Public Servants across the State.

In his maiden address to government workers at the ceremony organised to formally welcome him onboard, he thanked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the opportunity given to him to serve as the 22nd Head of Service, just as he equally appreciated his predecessor, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, for the honour.

He maintained that he shall toe the line of his predecessor while in office, which is to ensure the continuous welfare, well-being and provision of a good working environment for the entire workforce, adding that he will also make sure that all the Public Servants under the state government continue to benefit from the dividend of democracy.

In his words, “Welfare of Public Servants is a priority because things are very hard and difficult for everyone, we need to make life better for everyone by ensuring that we cascade down adequate welfare to Public Servants. Welfare to me is two things, personal and professional, professional is constant training and retraining of staff, because if you do not train the civil servants, who are the backbone of the government, you are creating a problem in the system”.

The HOS stressed that he intends to lay much emphasis on the training, welfare and conducive working environment for all the civil servants in the state. Agoro, however, implored all the workforce to cooperate and liaise with their respective Permanent Secretaries on problematic issues they are having in the discharge of their statutory duties instead of keeping it to themselves.