The Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, Deacon  Taiwo Olafimihan Adewale, has called on all civil/public servants, particularly the local government staff across Oyo State to attend as a matter of duty the annual Interfaith Prayer Service, scheduled for Monday, 6th January, 2025,  at the State Secretariat, Ibadan, to praise God for His  faithfulness over their lives and also to appreciate Governor Seyi Makinde for raising the bar of the service through significant innovative ideas and iconic projects in the past five years of his administration .

The Permanent Secretary stated that in the recent years, the Service has witnessed  positive developments, which  among others include steady career progression through the clearance of backlog of six  promotion arrears, commissioning of an iconic office complex, tagged Local Government House, approval and implementation of #80,000 minimum wage, on-going mass recruitments and the recent appointment of 45 Permanent Secretaries, among whom are six senior personnel from the local government service.

All these, he asserted,  have taken the service to a higher pedestal, and particularly  the increased numbers of local government personnel among the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, which he viewed as unprecedented and  special new year gifts to the local government service. “All these  deserve commendation and celebration,” he said.

Deacon Adewale, therefore, charged all the local government staff across the State, excluding those on essential services, to attend enmasse the Interfaith Service and avail themselves of the opportunity to  appreciate God for these significant feats, thereby demonstrating   their unalloyed support for Governor Makinde-led administration and its developmental efforts, as well as  gratitude for His Excellency’s consistent kind gesture to the workers of Oyo State.

E-signed

Femi OGUNDIPE,

DESS

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The Chairman of Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Dr. Aderemi Ayodele, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for bringing into reality what past administrations found impossible to implement in the State.

The commission boss made this known at the annual Oyo State Local Government Service Commission inter-faith service, held at the State secretariat, on Thursday in Ibadan.

Addressing members of staff of the Commission, the Chairman, Dr. Aderemi expressed appreciation to the Governor, Seyi Makinde, for being friendly to workers, stating that, over the years, staff of the Commission have been working with less stress.

Aderemi stated that from experience, having worked at the Local Government institution even as a politician under past administrations as far back as 1978, it is important to have a leader who understands and feels the pains of workers.

He provided an insight into the immediate approval by Governor makinde to build a modern State secretariat for the commission after over 35 years of expectation.

“As a public servant, everyone must exhibit the spirit of obedience to God at all times and be diligent at their various work discharge. We have been expecting this for over 35 years but Governor Makinde did it for us in the first four years of his administration. So, we can authoritatively say we have a God-sent governor,” he stated.

Present at the inter-faith service were members of the Local Government Service Commission board, full-time Commissioners, NULGE, and directors, among others.