Ayodele Olalere
The Lagos State Government has urged drivers under its employ to be good Ambassadors and representatives of the state by comporting themselves in orderly ways and manners
Speaking during the monthly meeting of the Lagos State Government Pilots Association, on Wednesday in Alausa, Ikeja, Director of Administration and Human Resources, Mrs. Bolaji De-Souza-Olowofela, told the drivers to comport themselves whenever and wherever they are as employers and government drivers.
De-Souza-Olowofela, who was represented by the Deputy Director in the Office of Chief of Staff, Damola Atanda-Lawal, said drivers by virtue of being in government employment were representatives and ambassadors of government, hence the need to be upright and be of good manner at all times, whether alone or with their attached bosses.
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The Chairman, Lagos State Government Pilot Association, Mr. Olayiwola Ramoni, who was represented by the vice-chairman, Oyedele Afolabi, enjoined the drivers in the employment of the state government to always be conscious of their character and behavior, which can either make or mar them.
“With the good and impeccable characteristics of the drivers, you wouldn’t know when God would touch your boss to do unimaginable good things for you and beyond your expectations”, the Chairman said.
Also in his remark, the Head Driver, Office of Chief of Staff, Mr. Dada Salami, advised his colleagues to always appear neat and good looking.
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According to him, the way the drivers dress sometimes is appalling, which occasionally prevents them from gaining entrance to most places with their bosses.
Dada also advised his fellow drivers to avoid stealing things belonging to their bosses.
The drivers appealed to the Lagos State government to fashion a way of upgrading them from their present level to higher qualifications in the civil service and include them too in the training and retraining in the civil service.