Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR has sworn in a batch of 6 new commissioners to rejig and complement the State Executive council.
The newly sworn in commissioners are a crop of professionals drawn from various sectors.
Addressing the new commissioners after they had been administered with the oaths of office and allegiance by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Ogubunka, the Governor congratulated and thanked them for accepting to serve the State.
“I want to thank the new Commissioners for accepting to serve our Dear State and to contribute to the development of our Dear State”
Governor Otti informed the New Commissioners that they are required to be excellent administrators and team players in order to drive the execution of the programmes and agenda in their ministries and charged them to do all to deliver on their mandate.
“We have carefully selected these highly accomplished individuals to bring new ideas and energy to our team. The new nominations and appointments were made pursuant to our agenda to create a robust architecture that supports excellent service delivery”
“As I mentioned in this podium few weeks ago, effective leadership is an exercise in continuous team building, finding the right people and placing them where they are best suited to thrive. The task of public sector governance is an enormous one that requires having the right people on board in the right positions to drive the central agenda of the administration across many important frontiers”
‘One of the major hallmarks of our administration is going against practices that had proven to stifle growth and dynamism. We have publicly rejected the traditional recruitment pattern of filling strategic Government offices with cronies who do very little in terms of execution of businesses of governance”, Gov.Otti stated.
The Governor however warned the new appointees that there is no room for infighting, stressing that his administration has zero tolerance for corruption and any act capable of bringing the government to disrepute.
The Governor while assuring them that he is ever ready to provide them with necessary guidance, disclosed that, to further strengthen the governance architecture of the State, there shall be minor restructuring of Ministries to be announced soon, adding that it is aimed at making the Ministries more dynamic and productive.
“To further strengthen the governance architecture, there shall be more restructuring of the Ministries to support the actualization of the administration’s objectives and further empower the Commissioners to function optimally in their respective Ministries which will be announced soon” This is aimed at making the Ministries more dynamic and responsive to the evolving realities of Governance” The Governor noted.
The Governor further made public that his government is working on setting up the Greater Ohafia Development Authority to oversee the development of Abia North.
Responding on behalf of her colleagues, Dr (Mrs) Maureen Ijeoma Aghukwa said that their appointment is a privilege and opportunity to serve. She thanked the Governor for finding them worthy to serve and pledged not to disappoint him, assuring that they will put in their best to move the State forward.
The newly sworn in Commissioners are, Mr David U. Kalu, Kingsley Chibueze Nwokocha, Dr. Uwaoma Ukandu, Dr. (Mrs ) Queen Ijeoma Aghukwa, Ubochi Goodluck Chinedu and Professor Ogbonnaya Uche.
