…Reads Riot Act
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, on Friday sworn-in the Head of Service, HoS, Special Advisers, SAs, and 27 chairmen for local government caretaker management committee for service delivery.
Governor Zulum challenged workers I the state’s public service to imbibe the core values of the civil service in delivering various services at the grassroots.
The HoS is Barrister Mallam Fannami, while the two SAs to the governor sworn-in alongside the HoS were SA on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau and SA on Security, Brig-Gen. Ishaq Sabi (rtd) respectively.
Inaugurating the appointees in Friday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Governor Zulum, who was represented by his deputy, Kadafur Usman, disclosed, “The HoS shall pay greater attention to the training and re-training of all categories of civil servants.”
Zulum added that this include computer training to improve on the development of human and capital resources.
Besides, the training, he said that workers are the catalyst in providing the dividends of democracy and good governance, revealing that the state government will introduce and strengthen the reward and punishment system in the civil service.
The governor said, “We shall reward outstanding performances in the civil service,” even as he noted that this will motivate others; while erring officers would punished to serveas deterrent to other workers.
He noted that examinations and interviews are being introduced for permanent secretaries, before they are appointed to continue in the civil service.
Kadafur also warned against the unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks, while implementing government policies and programmes.
He said, “Indolence and misconduct in any form, including corruption shall not be condoned by the state government.”
On workers’ redundancy, he said, “Government encourages proper sharing of work schedules amongst civil servants to prevent redundancy in the civil service.”
He reminded the newly sworn-in caretaker committee chairmen of their responsibilities in their respective local government areas.
He told them, “You’re to engage youths and stakeholders in providing basic needs of life, including infrastructural facilities for water supply and healthcare services.”
He, therefore, urged the chairmen to remain in their councils, warning them to avoid frequenting the state capital or maki g it their permanent residence.
Speaking in behalf if the caretaker management committee chairmen, the chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, MMC, Alhaji Umara Bolori, who doubles as the state’s leader of the Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria, ALGON, thanked Governor Zulum for finding them worthy of the appointments, promising that “We’ll work hard to ensure the implementation of government policies and programmes in the councils.”
