Retirement Plan: “Prioritize Your Health, Engage Productively”, LASG urges Retiring Officers
Lagos State government on Wednesday has urged 341 retiring officers in the Unified Local Government Service to prioritize their health and make meaningful use of their retirement life by engaging in productive activities.
Picture: Lagos State Head of Service represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning, Tpl. Wasiu Olayinka (middle) flanked by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Local Government Establishments and Training (OLGE&T), Ms. Toyin Ogunlana (left); former Permanent Secretary in Lagos, Mr Abiodun Bamgboye (right) and others during a pre-retirement training for 341 retiring officers in the Unified Local Government Service, organised by the Office of the Local Government Establishments and Training, OLGE&T, held at the Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA Secretariat, Ilupeju on Wednesday.
The officers were charged at a pre-retirement training, organised by the Office
of the Local Government Establishments and Training, OLGE&T, held at the
Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA Secretariat, Ilupeju, themed “Beyond Retirement: Preparing
for a Healthy, Purposeful and Prosperous Chapter.
The Head of Service, Olabode Agoro represented by the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Physical Planning, Tpl. Wasiu Olayinka, described the workshop as a
‘timely initiative’, adding that while retirement does not happen by chance it
requires early sensitization and adequate preparation.
“You need to prioritize your health, as retirement provides an opportunity to
pay greater attention to your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. After
many years of meeting the demands of public service, you must now maintain
healthy habits, undertake regular medical check-ups and make time for activities
that promote a balanced and fulfilling life. The objective is not merely to
retire from work, but to retire into a life that is healthy, meaningful, and
worthwhile, Agoro urged.
He also advised those who are yet to retire to start making plans for retirement
and should not wait until their retirement date before they begin to plan.
The Permanent Secretary, OLGE&T, Toyin Ogunlana said the retiring officers
had given time, knowledge, skills and experience to the public service and
contributed, in different capacities, to the development of local
communities.
She said retirement may bring an end to active public service, but it does not
have to bring an end to productivity, relevance or purpose. She urged them to
see it as the beginning of a different kind of fulfillment for them.
“It can be the opportunity to pursue that business you have always thought
about, to learn a new skill, invest, mentor younger people, serve your
community, spend more time with family and finally make room for the things
that years of demanding public service may have placed on the back burner,” she
said.
Toyin further said the workshop was part of the commitment of OLGE&T to
ensuring that Lagos workers do not simply leave the service but are prepared
for post-retirement life.
“Do not wait until your last day in service before you begin thinking about
your next chapter. The best retirement is one that is planned for while you are
still in active service.
“You have spent many years serving the government and our communities. Now, it
is time to prepare for a chapter in which you can invest more deliberately in
yourself, your family, your interests and your future.
“We
appreciate your service. We value your contributions and we want the next
chapter of your life to be one you enter with confidence, dignity and purpose. Begin
to see retirement not as an ending, but as a new chapter waiting to be
written,” she said.
Some past retired officers at the event also urged the retiring ones not to see
their retirement as the end of their lives and avoid living sedentary lifestyle
and engaged in regular exercises.
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