By Oluwaseun Sonde
Ogun State Government has appointed the Head of Media and Publicity of of Remo Growth and Development Foundation (RemoGDF), Omo'ba Abiola Ogundeko and 28 others as the Local Government Liaison Officers in Ogun State.
In a statement e-signed by the Ag. General Manager, RemoGDF, Prince Adekunle Victor Soile on Tuesday, the inauguration which was done by the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun while Ogundeko appointed as Remo North Local Government Liaison Officer.
Alongside 28 other Local Government's Liaison Officers in each of the twenty Local Government areas of the state were inaugurated yesterday, Monday, 25th July, 2022 at Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the State Capital.
Recalled that the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kunle Somorin in a statement issued on Monday, 18th July, 2022, has stated the appointments were made in furtherance of the Administration’s inclusive approach to governance, boosting the "Building Our Future Together Agenda" and deepening democracy.
Speaking at the inauguration, the Governor warned the officers not to see their appointments as a means of corruptly enriching themselves from the public treasury, noting that as an administration that prides itself in upholding transparency and probity, it would not hesitate to relieve those found wanting of their appointments.
Abiodun said as the closest to the grassroots, the GLOs have a duty to work closely with their Council Bosses by championing the course of development at the local communities and ensure that the people get the dividends of democracy.
"Your appointments should be seen as a clarion call that demands excellent performance. This is to ensure greater efficiency and service delivery to our people.
"You are to be apostles of good governance in your respective Local Government Areas. You have been appointed at a time when the people have started getting used to high standard of service delivery and have also started enjoying higher dividends of their hard earned democracy.
"You must ensure that the initiatives of our Administration at encouraging self-employment, placing Ogun State on the global industrial map, and the drive of making Ogun State the investors destination of choice are given priority through positive attitude to visitors and residents alike", the governor charged.
While calling on them to brace themselves for the tasks ahead, Abiodun urged them to contribute their quota towards the realisation of the ISEYA mantra.
He solicited for the support of the people and maintained that "the new appointees were chosen from the pool of highly qualified indigenes of our dear state taking into consideration variables like fairness, justice, equity and truthfulness".
"Therefore, I wish to state that people who were not chosen at this moment should not regard this development as a disapproval of their desire to serve.
"Neither should it place a barrier in their contributions to the continued development of our dear State. There are still a lot of various opportunities to serve our state", he added.
The Governor stressed that their performance would be reviewed regularly to ensure that his government, not only maintain, but improve on its level of performance generally.
He assured that his administration would continue to provide the enhancing and conducive environment for a participatory government, where mutual love, trust and cooperation exists.
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