Ugwuanyi swears in late Ekweremadu’s wife, others as commissioners

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, swore in Mrs Stella Akpa Ekweremadu, wife of the late Commissioner for Transport and former member, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu Jnr., as Commissioner in the Enugu State Civil Service Commission.

Gov. Ugwuanyi also swore in retired state permanent secretary, Mr Robinson Ogbonna Odo, as chairman of the state’s Civil Service Commission.

Other commissioners inaugurated by Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, were Mrs Eucharia Offor, Mr Nathaniel Chidiebere Anike and Mrs Joy Chinenye Odike.

The governor also swore in commissioners in the reconstituted Enugu State Local Government Service Commission, with Professor of Political Science and renowned Consultant, Prof. Osy Okanya, as Chairman.

Members of the commission included: Hon. Rodrick Ugwu, Nnaji Peter Nnaji, Mrs Florence Ifeyinwa Igboji and Hon. Eugene Odo.

Ugwuanyi charged them to be honest, transparent, accountable, fair, just and committed in the exercise of their mandate of appointing persons into the state civil service and carrying out disciplinary control.

He told the new commissioners that their enviable track records, competencies and training recommended them for the job.

“You are expected to midwife a skilled, competent and disciplined workforce that will ensure the attainment of service delivery goals of our administration through merit, skill and character-driven recruitment,” he said.

Ugwuanyi, who lamented that the local government system has witnessed a high level of staff absenteeism and attrition, stressed that the immediate task facing the new commissioners was to recreate a disciplined, robust, dedicated, well-equipped and well-motivated local government workforce for enhanced productivity and optimal service delivery.

While congratulating the new commissioners, the governor expressed optimism that their diverse experiences and competencies would bring the desired positive results towards the development of the state.

In their separate speeches, the chairmen of the State Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission, Dr Odo and Prof. Okanya, respectively, thanked Ugwuanyi for finding them worthy to serve the state and assured him that they would work diligently to fully actualize the mandate of their respective commissions.