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The new Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has dumped the high-class State House, Marina where the former Governor, Babatunde Fashola lived for eight years, preferring to stay at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos.
The State House, Ikeja was built by former Governor Bola Tinubu and both residences serve as official and and residential, but former Governor Fashola had preferred to live at the Marina State House rather than Ikeja.
At a meeting with Permanent Secretaries at the weekend, Ambode said he would be living at the State House, Ikeja to be punctual by resuming work at 8:00am.
According to him, his choice to live at the State House, Ikeja meant that he would be at his desk at 8am daily, urging public servants to ensure they resumed early for work.
Ambode warned that resumption to office by all civil servants at 8:00am is a must as it was not going to be business as usual.
"I am advising the public servants to align with my administration. I expect all public servants to also be at their desks by 8:00am so that if I have cause to get in touch with anyone, they would be readily available," he said.
Ambode said his administration would embark on continuous reforms in the public service and to demonstrate that the government belonged to the citizens, saying that "you have put us here as servants to serve you and not you serving us. Today we are committed to that creed.
"Moving forward, the Civil Service will be strengthened and made to respond to the needs of all citizens in the same manner quality services are rendered in the private sector.
"My administration is prepared to take the decisions needed to promote merit and professionalism. To restructure where required, eliminate poor Human Resource practices and accelerate the pace of reforms in the spirit of good governance," he said.
Ambode formally resumed for work on Monday morning at about 8:00am at the State House, Ikeja after he was sworn in on Friday at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos.

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