akinhanger:

He said, “Indications are that, to pave way for the assisted meteoric rise of the new HoS, the Lagos State Government had, between January and November 2018, forcefully retired no fewer than 21 permanent secretaries considered as superiors and more experienced to the new man.

https://all-gists..com/2019/01/ambode-retired-21-perm-secs-to-enable-tinubus-ex-pa-okunola-become-hos-agbaje.html

akinhanger:


The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has faulted the appointment of Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the new Head of Service in the state, saying the action sacrificed career progression and was ‘politics taken too far.’

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had, on Monday, sworn in Muri-Okunola as the 21st HoS in the state, in place of Mrs. Folashade Adesoye who retired in December 2018.

At 46 years old, Muri-Okunola is said to be the youngest ever HoS in the history of Lagos State.

Agbaje, in a statement by his campaign organisation’s Directorate of Media and Publicity, on Thursday, described the appointment as “insensitive, unjust and disruptive of the civil service hierarchy.”

He said, “Indications are that, to pave way for the assisted meteoric rise of the new HoS, the Lagos State Government had, between January and November 2018, forcefully retired no fewer than 21 permanent secretaries considered as superiors and more experienced to the new man.

“There is a sense of shock and injustice in all this. It is bound to create bad blood and injustice within the system.

“These are seasoned personnel capable of fitting perfectly and effectively in that office. But in this era of impunity, they have been offloaded prematurely.”

The PDP candidate dismissed the new HoS as “part of the oligarchy controlling and monopolising all the levers of power in the state,” citing his position as the Personal Assistant to former Governor Bola Tinubu, which, according to Agbaje, imbued Muri-Okunola with “very abnormal privileges.”

“Muri-Okunola lacks broad-based exposure. Whoever becomes HoS is usually a civil servant with widespread exposure, as he must be abreast of all issues related to the bureaucracy and governance.

“But all these rules and traditions have been bent for this appointment,” Agbaje added.

He stated that the development portends “grave danger” to the state’s bureaucracy, established on the foundations of merit-nurtured progression through the career ladder.

He said, “It is befuddling to imagine how officers, who are 15 years older than the new HoS, will take orders and directives from him.

“From all indications, this might be too far-fetched and difficult and it has a way of impacting negatively on governance, taking into cognizance that the civil service is the engine room of not just government but of the society also.”

https://all-gists..com/2019/01/ambode-retired-21-perm-secs-to-enable-tinubus-ex-pa-okunola-become-hos-agbaje.html

AreaFada2:
H. Mmmn
Wait for zombies to come justify this. They will say wherever the best candidate is, old or young, Tinubu's servant or not, he should be chosen.

As long as Tinubu is happy.

LibertyRep:
Ambode needs help.

Lagos needs help.

AreaFada2:
H. Mmmn
Wait for zombies to come justify this. They will say wherever the best candidate is, old or young, Tinubu's servant or not, he should be chosen.

As long as Tinubu is happy.

Jonathan:
This idiot has forgotten he is not running against Ambode

Fesomu:
Agbaje please don't display your foolishness again biko.... Do I need to tell you politics play a massive role in whoever becomes a perm sec not to talk of HoS.... Like you are where you are presently in life based on merit... mtscheew... Nothing can stop you from being a director except your age but you need both merit and politics to become perm sec and HoS

Tareq1105:


It's in line with the not too young to run law

StOla:
How come Agbaje is the one complaining and not the retirees? Don't the retires have names and a voice to speak out if indeed they were wrongfully retired before their due departure?

How come he is complaining that they have been retired/retiring since January 2018, yet he waited till January 2019 to make it public discourse?

All these wild tales from PDP should stop.

If any affected civil servant feels wronged by the state, let them take on the state government legally.





See the mindset of the perpetual failure that wants to lead Lagos. Is it by age that positions and responsibility and leadership is afforded to one who is able to take up the challenge?

So because there are those whose ages are well older than the HOS, they should not cooperate with their superiors at work? Is promotion and leadership by age or performance/ability?

So Jimi Agbaje will refuse to obey orders of his superior if he is well older than that superior/supervising colleague?

Jimi Agbaje is a disappointment.

StOla:
How come Agbaje is the one complaining and not the retirees? Don't the retires have names and a voice to speak out if indeed they were wrongfully retired before their due departure?

How come he is complaining that they have been retired/retiring since January 2018, yet he waited till January 2019 to make it public discourse?

All these wild tales from PDP should stop.

If any affected civil servant feels wronged by the state, let them take on the state government legally.





See the mindset of the perpetual failure that wants to lead Lagos. Is it by age that positions and responsibility and leadership is afforded to one who is able to take up the challenge?

So because there are those whose ages are well older than the HOS, they should not cooperate with their superiors at work? Is promotion and leadership by age or performance/ability?

So Jimi Agbaje will refuse to obey orders of his superior if he is well older than that superior/supervising colleague?

Jimi Agbaje is a disappointment.