The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, has urged staff of the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board to show more commitment and dedication to their duties.
Elegushi gave the admonition on Thursday at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque hall, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, while delivering his keynote address at a retreat organised by the State Government for the staff with the theme: “Marketing Strategy and Better Communication Skills on Holy Pilgrimage”.
He spoke on the sensitive nature of the Board’s statutory responsibility and urged the participants to work conscientiously without expecting compensation from any intending pilgrims except God Almighty.
While appreciating the Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, for their regular support to the Board, Elegushi gave an assurance that the Board, as Ambassadors of the State Government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will project a positive image of Lagos by ensuring an excellent and comfortable Hajj exercise for pilgrims.
Speaking in the same vein, the Executive Secretary of the Board, Mr. Rahman Ishola, appreciated the Governor, his deputy and the Commissioner for their support in making the retreat a reality.
The retreat, according to him, is the first of its kind since the Board was established in 1967.
One of the facilitators, a retired Permanent Secretary in the State Public Service, Alhaji Bashir Ademuyiwa Braimah, who spoke on the topic “Working to Get Results In Uncertain Times”, implored the participants to show empathy and communicate effectively in their relationship with the intending pilgrims.
Another facilitator and Director, Creative and Innovation in the Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation, Mrs. Anjous-Ademuyiwa, speaking on “Work Ethics and Attitudinal Re-orientation”, remarked that the Board needs to be creative and deploy the use of technology to achieve its set goals and objectives.
She also advised the Board to seek sponsorship from corporate establishments with a view to benefitting from their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Other guests at the retreat include the Coordinating Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Adetutu Ososanya; Director, Administration and Human Resources, Mrs. Yetunde Badmus and the Executive Secretary, Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mrs. Yetunde Gbafe, among other dignitaries.
