THE Lagos chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, urged commissioners-designate and special advisers, who will be sworn-in today, to see their appointments as a call to service.

The party in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, reminded them that the APC-led administration could not afford to let down millions of Lagosians that invested their votes to ensure victory for the party on March 28 and April 11.

It, therefore, urged the officials to put in their best and take the Centre of Excellence to loftier pedestal.

The statement  said: “We see their appointments as a call to service. So, we are challenging them to put in their best to ensure that Lagos is taken far in its insatiable quest for excellence.

“We believe they are competent and well qualified for their appointments so we expect the best from the commissioners-designate and advisers.”

Reminding them that successive governments have built on the standard set by the Alliance for Democracy, AD, in 1999, the party said the new commissioners and special advisers must not lower the bar of governance.

It read in part: “Our party is aware that Lagos has set an enviable pace in governance.

“We believe the commissioners will key into the template that has advanced quality governance in Lagos these past 16 years. We charge them to be steadfast and work hard.”