Governor Amaechi sacks commissioner, appoints six female Permanent Secretaries

Governor Rotimi Amaechi

Rivers state Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Emeka Wogu has been sacked by the state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

DailyPost gathered that the sacked Commissioner would be replaced by Mr. Omunakwe Dickson.

Gov. Amaechi disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of six permanent secretaries, all females, into the state’s Civil Service Commission on Wednesday.

Amaechi however emphasised that the permanent secretaries were appointed on merit, urging them to be fair and just while carrying out their duties.

The new sworn-in permanent secretaries are Dr Offor Nnesochi, Mrs Iragunima C. M., Clara Gogo-Princewill, Mrs Amie Nemi-Iwo, Mrs Wihioka Comfort and Dr Justina Jumbo.

“A civil servant is supposed to be a non-politician but in the Nigerian context, all Nigerians or nearly all Nigerians are politicians, nearly all and that is because the economy is not productive.

“So, the only productive part of the economy is government and that is because government takes money from oil and everybody wants to be part of the sharing.” Amechi said

He warned the new permanent secretaries not to be involved in any corrupt practices.

“We looked at the civil service and there were too few women that were permanent secretaries, we felt that we should appoint some women to balance the position and that we have done,” He added.

The Governor affirmed that he has directed the Chairman of the state’s Civil Service and the Head of Service to put measures in place to promote civil servants who perform well and punish those who did not do well. He warned that only those deserving promotion should be promoted.

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