Ekiti state governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Monday, swore in four new permanent secretaries into the state’s civil service, charging them to exhibit transparency, integrity, and prudence in the discharge of their duties.
Speaking at the swearing in ceremony held at the Governor’s Office Ado-Ekiti, Governor Oyebanji urged the new permanent secretaries to foster an atmosphere of teamwork, confidence building, and collective responsibility, stressing the need for them to inspire others by being solution providers.
While urging the new appointees to embrace innovation and technology in their official duties, the governor challenged them to justify their appointments by giving their best at all times and ensuring they bring creativity, compassion, and vigour to bear on their job as permanent secretaries.
The governor called on all accounting officers across MDAs to re-double their efforts and increase the tempo of service delivery in order to achieve the shared prosperity agenda of his administration.
“I am so happy that today’s exercise is a product of a merit-based examination process and not as a result of man-know-man. I am also happy that people can become Permanent Secretaries without knowing anybody. I am so glad and proud of myself that this is happening,” he said.
The governor, who noted that the appointment is a continuation of the last competitive examinations for both the state and the local governments held in 2023, urged them to see themselves as “both managers of human and material resources of government.”
The new permanent secretaries are; Mrs. Funke Ajibola, Mr Michael Boluade, Mr Foluso Akinwumi, and Mr Rotimi Akomolede.
In an address, the Head of Service, Engr. Sunday Komolafe, expressed appreciation to Governor Oyebanji for allowing him to serve. He also commended him for his various welfare packages for civil servants which have enlivened the lives of workers in the state as he lifted the bar of civil servants in the state.
