“Also do not collude with the commissioners to carry out illegal activities.”
The governor, while swearing in the permanent secretaries at the Government House, Port Harcourt, urged them to contribute to the rapid development of the state, adding that the move would reinvigorate the civil service.
“Your interest should be to serve the state and to support the commissioners, who are political heads, to achieve the right developmental goals. The governor urged the permanent secretaries to work in line with their oath of office, warning that anyone that errs on oath would be sanctioned.Wike stated that efforts were ongoing to ensure that local councils without permanent secretaries were accommodated by his administration. He said the new permanent secretaries were appointed on merit, stating that noted that no single person lobbied for the position.
It is however unclear if the eight court-reinstated permanent secretaries were among those inaugurated.The state government had in 2015 sacked eight permanent secretaries, the State Head of Service and the Accountant General among others.
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