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Gov. Okowa Swears In 5 New Permanent Secretaries
– Delta State Governor, Okowa swears in 5new permanent secretaries
– Okowa list his new council member
– The new cabinet members pledge commitment to office
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday, swore-in five new Permanent Secretaries into the state’s public service.
The new permanent secretaries are Mr. Daniel Momah, Mr. Emmanuel Aghedo, Dr. Moses Bragiwa, Mr. Bennett Agamah, and Mr. Maxwell Awuse.
Okowa, during the swearing-in ceremony in Asaba, urged the Permanent Secretaries to discharge their duties efficiently and consider their offices, a platform to grow the state civil service.
Okowa’s statement said, “This is the third batch of permanent secretaries that this administration has appointed since 2015; the swearing-in of these five distinguished gentlemen brings the total number of permanent secretaries appointed by this administration to 25.
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“We need them to fill existing vacancies created by the exit of those who have retired.
“It is imperative that we fill these vacancies for a strong and stable civil service, necessary for the implementation of government policies and programmes.
“The new permanent secretaries are persons with a broad-range of knowledge, experience, and exposure that qualify them for the office.
“As veteran civil servants and accounting officers of your various ministries, you are expected to lead by example. You must show the way in terms of punctuality, prudence, accountability, fairness, and commitment.
“Your conduct and performance – or lack of it – impact directly on the directive principles of state policies and government business,” he said.
Also, the Governor swore-in seven-member into the Public Procurement Council for the state, which is in line with the World Bank transparency initiative.
He, however, appointed PS. Sir Okey Ofili, to chair the council.
“The Delta State Public Procurement Council is an independent body with oversight functions over the State Public Procurement Commission. There is no conflict here.
“While the Commission operationalizes the provisions of the procurement law, it is the responsibility of the Council to ascertain that all extant laws such as sign-off limits and other standardized regulations are complied with by the Commission,” he said.
The Governor congratulated the permanent secretaries, Chairman, and members of the Public Procurement Council on their appointments. He urged them not to compromise the confidence reposed on them by the state government.
Reacting to the new appointment, Momah, pledged commitment on behalf of the new permanent secretaries while Ofili who was appointed to head the council also promised to dutifully deliver the best in their assignment
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