Dike Onwuamaeze
Staff of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) at the weekend held send forth ceremony in honour of their former General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of LASIMRA, Mrs. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, who is the newly appointed director general/ CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
The staff also used the ceremony to recount many of Coker-Odusote’s achievement at LASIMRA, which included increase in revenue generation of the agency and launching of a book on code of conduct to guide the behaviour and work ethics of members of the agency.
According to the Director of Administration and Human Resources of LASIMRA, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Oladeji, the tenure of the former general manager, which lasted between 2019 and 2023, saw to the redesigning of the agency’s organogram for effective and efficient performance as well as the creation of satellite offices and headquarter annex for best service delivery.
Other achievements that were created to the ex-general manager included the introduction of stakeholders’ conference, retreat for staff, and “introduction of monthly performance review meeting to identify what had been done, achieved, yet to be done, challenges and solutions.
“Improved staff welfare/support packages for motivation and staff confidence (weddings, child birth, birthdays, retirement, demise, loans, festive seasons and end of year.”
Her tenure at LASIMRA, according to the staff, was marked by “enhanced capacity building via training and re-training of all LASIMRA’s staff through the introduction of internal training, conference for eligible staff, participation of all female staff at the annual conference of Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials” and the setting up of the whistle blowing application for the detection of illegal activity.
In her response, Coker-Odusote thanked the staff for all the agency had been able to achieve for the good of Lagos State during her tenure.
She said: “The management and all staff of LASIMRA, I stand before you today with a heart full of gratitude and mixed emotions as I bid farewell to this incredible organisation.
“This ‘sent forth’ ceremony is not just about me; it is about the wonderful people I have had the privilege to work with during my tenure as the general manager/CEO of LASIMRA. First and foremost, I want to express my deep gratitude to each and every one of you.
“Your dedication and hard work and unwavering support had been the driving force behind the successes we have achieved together.”
In her vote of thanks, the Director, Public Affairs of LASIMRA, Ms. Abadariki Oluremi, thanked the former director general for her impact on the welfare of the workforce of the agency. “We appreciate you. Thank you for your extremely large heart,” she said.
