Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented grand prizes to 10 outstanding civil servants in the state in commemoration of the 2023 Lagos State Public Service Week.

The prize winners – five each in both junior and senior cadres – were picked by a raffle draw at a special luncheon organised at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.

An office cleaner and two clerical staff in Grade Levels 2, 4, and 5 were among the five finalists in the junior cadre who won the governor’s N5 million cash prize.

Five other winners in the senior cadre went home with a brand new Geely Mikano saloon car at the end of the event on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

Speaking at the event, Sanwo-Olu said his administration sustained the tradition of marking public service week in fulfillment of his promise to reward and celebrate excellent performance, stressing that the awards served as motivation and encouragement for the employees in the state’s workforce to continue putting in their best efforts in the service of Lagosians.

The governor said the recognition underscored staff’s commitment in ensuring the successful implementation of his government’s policies and programmes, which he said were aimed at elevating the living conditions of the people, while creating a conducive environment for investment, job, and wealth creation.

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He further assured the civil servants that the palliative measures rolled out by his government towards cushioning the current hardship would not be discontinued until stability returned to the economy.

Governor Sanwo-Olu also promised that the interventions being implemented to reduce the hardship would make workers’ living conditions better, urging the civil servants to continue to give in their best to the service of the state.

He, therefore, congratulated the prize recipients for their loyalty and dedication to work, noting that the reward was to motivate them for more work.

“Our administration will continue to rely on the dedication, commitment, and loyalty of the state workforce to deliver on our mandate which is to significantly surpass our achievements in our first tenure,” Sanwo-Olu added.

On his part, the Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, noted that the Public Service Week was a special occasion that offered workers in all cadres a privilege to wine and dine with the governor.

The event, Muri-Okunola said, featured various outreach programmes, including free blood pressure test and free screening for life-threatening diseases, such as cervical, breast and prostate cancer, diabetes and hepatitis.

According to him, there was also special Jumat and Inter-Denominational Thanksgiving Services, Walk for Fitness, visitation to charity organisations, Long Service Merit Award, and a show tagged ‘Alausa Got Talent Series V’.

The Star