Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Wednesday rejected the nomination of a serving Commissioner for a public service award on the occasion of 2022 Public Servants Day.
Mrs.Theodore Igwegbe, Anambra’s Head of Service (HoS), had announced the Commissioner and 32 others as nominees for awards for their sterling performances in service of the state.
However, Soludo said that the HoS could nominate civil servants under her direct control.
According to him, it was not within her powers to appoint a commissioner to the same executive council as her.
He congratulated all the public servants in the state, including those nominated for awards, the 21 commissioners, and all the managing directors of parastatals and agencies.
“I congratulate the Commissioner for Lands. You know I am not a politician; I say it the way it is, I have told the HoS that it is not within her powers to begin to decide which Commissioner did well or not. No, it is not your remit to do that.”
“You can have that for people under you, you cannot even begin to tell me which commissioner did what; they are your colleagues, and you cannot set examination for your colleagues; it is wrong.”
“That will create dysfunctionality within the government, soon, they will start running to HoS looking for awards, it is not done.” he said.
Soludo appreciated the public servants in Anambra for voting for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the 2021 governorship election and for their contributions towards the achievement of his “Solution Agenda” and successes so far.
He said his administration is focused on making Anambra a prosperous and livable homeland with simultaneous attention to policy thrusts of Security, Law and Order, Economic Transformation, Social Agenda, Transformation Governance and the Environment.
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