
Ogun LGSC Begins Tour of Local governments, visits Ijebu,-ode, Ikenne, Sagamu LG Areas
By Oniyide Adegboyega
The Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, LGSC, under the leadership of Barrister Olivia Olubukunola Onabanjo, begins the tour of the twenty (20) local government areas of Ogun State, on Tuesday, 6th September, 2022.
The Commission started the tour with the visit to three local government areas namely, Ijebu-Ode, Ikenne and Sagamu, to assess the situation of things in the local government areas and to meet with the stakeholders in the Council Areas.
Addressing the staff and workers at the three local governments, Barrister Onabanjo, called for more dedication from the workers, saying “the visit is to acquaint the commission with the reality on ground at the local government level”.
Barrister Onabanjo said the tour ought to have come earlier, but the challenges of COVID 19 pandemic and other factors caused the delay.
“The tour is long over due for the past two years since we were appointed by the Governor of Ogun State Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR, but for the COVID -19 pandemic” she added.
She charged the workers to be dedicated and remain focused, adding that the commission will continue to be fair to all.
In his own remark, the Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, Dr Adeolu Oluwaseun Olufowobi, thanked the workers of the three local government areas visited, for their dedication and perseverance and assured them that the need to upgrade members of staff across the 20 Local Government Areas in Ogun State will be looked into.
“We have just met with the political functionaries of the three Local Governments, some of the complaints mentioned is that, there are some members of staff on the field, that are not remitting money collected to the coffers of the Local Government” Olufowobi said.
Dr Olufowobi also frowned at the attitude of some workers in coming late to work, stated that the commission will no longer condone late coming.
He directed that heads of various departments should monitor their staff as they will be held responsible if the coming late to work and abscontion from duty posts by members of staff still persist.
While responding to issues of shortage of staff, current contributory pension scheme and training of staff; Dr. Olufowobi said there will be constant update meeting with members of staff.
The commission also held meetings with the Executive Members of the Zonal Community Development Council, CDC in Ijebu-Ode, Ikenne and Sagamu Local Governments respectively.
The meeting was to identify with them, know their challenges and the way forward.
In her address to the CDCs, the chairman of the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, Barrister Olivia Olubukunola Onabanjo, stated that “Community Development is a measurement of growth in many communities and it is often regarded as the “fourth tier of government”.
She opined that “there is no denying the fact that the collaboration of Community Development Councils with government agencies in the execution of people oriented programmes has gone a long way in the development of the various communities in Ogun State.
Some of the request of the Community Development Councils, was the provision of a bus for the day to day running of their activities.