I Demand Nothing But The Best, Ambode Tells New EXCO Members

Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday has demanded nothing but the best from the new members of his cabinet.

Speaking at the swearing in ceremony of the five new cabinet members inside Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Governor Ambode said the cosmopolitan nature and peculiar challenges of a megacity such as Lagos require a 24-hour job.

“Given the cosmopolitan nature of our state and the peculiar challenges of a megacity, we cannot afford to rely on the status quo approach to providing a solution to new and emerging issues.

“As you settle down to your new assignments, I demand nothing but the best from you,” Ambode told the new cabinet members.

According to the governor, “Making Lagos work for all is a 24-hour job. It requires selfless service, hard work, dedication and an uncompromising focus on the improvement of lives of all Lagosians. This is the minimum requirement for our new cabinet members.”

Ambode charged them to, as a matter of necessity, adopt new methods to achieve greater efficiency and increased productivity.

The governor told the new appointees to immediately hit the ground running and bring themselves up to speed with the mandate of their Ministries and agencies, as well as key into the immediate priority for the year, which is the completion of all ongoing projects.

“This, however, does not preclude the initiation of new projects that are considered highly essential and critical to the general well-being of our people.

The five new members include Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye as Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives; Mr Segun Banjo as the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning and Mr Oladipo Lawanson as the Commissioner for Transportation.

Others are Mr Akeem Fahm, Commissioner for Science and Technology, and Mr Omoyele Sulaiman, the Special Adviser to the governor on Community and Communications.