In order to encourage efficiency and enhance the performance of Officers, the Ministry of Justice, on Tuesday, recognised some of its personnel for discharging their duties meritoriously  In a ceremony presided over by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN and the SolicitorGeneral/ Permanent Secretary at the Conference Room of the Ministry, the recipients were encouraged to see the Awards as a recognition of their diligence to duty, and inspiration for better service  delivery at their duty posts. Onigbanjo acknowledged and expressed pride in the sterling performance of Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, maintaining that the quality of support the State Government gets from the Ministry  helps in upholding  the rule of Law, hence, the smooth running of the state. The Attorney- General charged the Awardees to eschew professionalism and hard work, stressing that the recognition accorded them was a way of appreciating their contributions to the    Ministry. In his words, ” Without an excellent team, the work of the State Government will not see the light of the day. The State Government is therefore blessed to have a team of excellent men and women at the Ministry of Justice. Without you, the State Governor will be like a general who has gone to battle without his troops. I may not be commending  all of you personally  for your contributions but I must assure you that none of your efforts has gone unnoticed. I have personally been taking records of performances and I can say that you have been on top of your profession”, Onigbanjo declared.  Also speaking during Awards ceremony, the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, explained that the idea of the Awards ceremony was a way of promoting a healthy professional rivalry  among officers in order to Continually promote the ethics of global best practices in legal service delivery. Shitta Bey challenged the winners not to relent in pursuing excellence but be triggered for higher performance in order to justify the recognition accorded them by the Ministry, assuring that the 2021 awards will be bigger And better as COVID affected the planning of this one. . The Award which were in three categories:  Project,  Junior  and  Senior. in each of the Departments and Agencies of the Ministry of Justice saw Mrs Yetunde Ajayi of the Office of the Public Defender emerge as the best overall officer of the Ministry of Justice for 2020. S/N Names of Officers Directorates/ Designation Category     Office of HAG /CJ   1. Afolabi Tajudeen Chief Secretarial Offr. GL 14 Senior 2. Adeyemi Bamgbose Snr. State Counsel GL 10 Junior 3. Seun Akerele Statistician GL 08 Junior     Office of SG/PS   4. Yinka Akodu Prin. State Counsel GL 12 Senior 5. Bosun Olokun Clerical Officer Junior     ADMIN & HUMAN RESOURCES DEPT   6. Olorunosebi Abdullah Higher Exec. Offr. (GD)GL08 Senior 7. Femi Akanni Snr. Driver Mech. GL07 Junior 8. Damilola Alao  (Miss) Project Staff Project     COMMERCIAL LAW DEPT   9. Ms Omolara Omidiran Prin. State Counsel GL12 Senior 10. Kehinde Solademi Executive Offr.  GL 07 Junior 11. Kunle Adewusi Project Staff Project     DEPT OF LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING   12. Abdulfatai O Muheeb Asst. Director State Counsel GL 15 Senior 13. Gabriel Moses Project Project               ACCOUNTS DEPT   14. Oladele Olorunleke Prin. Accountant GL 12 Senior 15. Olalekan Sanni HEO (Accts) GL 08 Junior 16. Deborah Akoje Project Project     DCL   17. George Okeke Chief State Counsel GL 14 Senior 18. Adeusi Adetutu Prin. State Counsel GL 12 Junior 19. Kayode Ayansiji Project Project     COMMUNITY SERVICES   21. Aina Olabode Prin. Soc Welfr. Offr. GL12 Senior 22. Soetan Moses Law Enforcement Offr. II GL 08 Junior 23. Sadiq Ojutiku Project Project     PUBLIC PROSECUTION   24. Miss Tolu Onilado Snr. State Counsel GL 10 Senior 25. Mrs Olawunmi Modupe Solomon Chief Clerical Offr. Gl 07 Junior 26. Oduwaiye Ayoola Project Project     ADVISORY SERVICES DEPT   27. Olusegun Peters Asst. Chief Secretarial Offr. GL 13 Senior 28. Oluseye Monsurat Osinowo  Snr. State Counsel GL 10 Junior 29. Erinolu Mopelola (Ms) Project Project     ICT UNIT   30. Kolawole Majeed Abiodun Computer Engr. II junior     PLANNING RESEARCH & STATISTICS   31. Funsho Adetunji Wahab Snr Statistician GL10   junior     PROCUREMENT UNIT   32. A.O J. Erisan (Mrs) Chief Procurement Offr. GL 14 Junior     DCR   33. Odewale Monisola (Mrs) Chief State Counsel GL14 Senior 34. Falode omowunmi Bolanle  (Mrs) Cleaner GL03 Junior 35. Adebayo Odufuwa Project Project     PUBLIC AFFIARS   36. Funke Ojo Pub. Affrs Offr. GL08 junior     INTERNAL AUDIT   37. Kuye Michael Internal Auditor GL08 junior         B     OTHER  ANNEX DIRECTORATES     A   LAND GRABBER   i.   ii.     iii. Rukayat Shomade   Olowojide Wande Idris   Alebiosu    Asst. Chief State counsel GL13  Snr State Counsel GL10  Project Senior     Junior   Project B   AG&PT     I     ii.   iii.   i. Demurin Aderonke   Oyawole Shakirat     Seun Adetoye Chief State Counsel GL14   Prin. State counsel GL 12     Project Senior     Junior       Project C   Mobile Court     Motunde Airat Prin. State Counsel GL 10 Senior D   PAC   I       ii. Olakanmi Yemisi       Afolashade Ishawu Asst. Director  State Counsel GL 15   Project Senior       Project E   OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER (OPD)     i. Yetunde Ajayi     ii. Eniola Disu     iii. Toheeb Adeyiola   Asst. Director State Counsel GL15 Snr. State Counsel GL 10   Project Senior       Junior   Project F   CITIZEN’S MEDIATION CENTRE (CMD)     i. Ajiboye Folashade     ii. Adeolu Okutuyi     iii. Musa Modupe Asst. Chief State Counsel GL13 Security-watch GL03   Project