The new Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Olumide Michael Sogunle formally assumed office on Wednesday with a charge to members of staff to vigorously promote the policies, programmes, projects and achievements of the the state government on all media outlets, especially social media platforms.
At a brief ceremony organised by management and staff of the Ministry to welcome him, Sogunle urged the staff to be more efficient and dedicated in discharging their duties toward achieving the set goals and objectives of the state government as conceptualised in the T.H.E.M.E.S development agenda of the present administration.
T.H.E.M.E.S is the acronym for Traffic Management and Transportation; Health and Environment; Education and Technology; Making Lagos a 21st Century Economy; Entertainment and Tourism; and Security and Governance.
Sogunle said that there is a need for all public affairs officers in the state to utilise all communication strategies to monitor and promote policies and programmes of the state government for public consumption.
“As we begin a new vista in our career, I solicit everyone’s support to make a difference in accomplishing our tasks as professionals. We must stand out in the crowd; there is no room for failure, but there will always be rewards for positive results”, he said.
Former Director of the Public Affairs Department in the Ministry, Olumide was recently appointed Permanent Secretary alongside eight others by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He succeeds Mr Sina Thorpe who retired last month.
Meanwhile, a delegation of members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (Lagos State chapter), Staff of the Lagos Traffic Radio and Lagos State Records and Archive Bureau paid courtesy visits to the new Permanent Secretary to congratulate as well as express their support for him towards the actualisation of the Greater Lagos vision.
