The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Temitope Fashedemi, has urged staff to uphold a culture of excellence and professionalism in service delivery.

Fashedemi, at the 2025 State House Ministerial Rewards and Recognition Ceremony held to honour outstanding staff contributions, noted that such culture will set remarkable standard in public service.

The permanent secretary, represented by Mrs. Adenike Akintola, Director, Internal Audit, welcomed participants and commended their dedication to service, stressing that excellence in public service remained a responsibility which impacts governance outcomes positively or negatively.

He congratulated the awardees, describing them as role models whose performance sets standards for others within the system.

The permanent secretary urged the honourees to remain committed and continue striving for greater accomplishments in their respective duties.

He commended organisers of the event, including the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, management of the State House, and members of the award committee for a job well done.

Dr. Seidu Bello, a dental Surgeon, expressed gratitude to the management for the recognition and described the honour as both motivating and challenging.

A total of seven awardees drawn from 15 departments were honoured with plaques, commendation letters, and cash gifts for outstanding performances.

The recipients included Dr Agbor Ebuta of the State House Medical Centre for his proactiveness in saving a six-month old baby,

Isah Mohammed, a driver from the Transport Department, and Gabriel Jagaban, from the Office of the Permanent Secretary.

Others are the ICT Department for innovation, the Squash Team from the Sports Unit for their performance at the last Federal Public Service Games, FEPSGA.

Also honoured were Akanu Oluwagbenga of the Pension Unit of the Department of Administration for reform initiatives.