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Rivers Postpones Civil Service Week
The Rivers State 2010 Civil Service Week celebration, earlier scheduled to begin yesterday, has been postponed indefinitely.
The state’s Head of Service, Mrs Esther Anucha, said the postponement followed the gruesome murder of the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Chief Anthony Egobueze.
Our correspondent recalls that Egobueze, a native of Ndoni in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Area of Rivers, was killed in his Port Harcourt residence by unknown assailants on June 11.
Anucha, who led members of the Civil Service Week Planning Committee on a condolence visit to Egobueze’s family, said workers received the news with shock.
She said the celebration was postponed as a mark of honour to the deceased who was committed to the cause of Rivers workers.
“ Egobueze would be fondly missed not only by his family members, but by government workers in Rivers due to his friendly, brotherly and fatherly disposition to people,” she said.
Responding, the wife of the deceased, Regina, thanked the group for the visit and called on government to look into the rising cases of insecurity in the state.
She also appealed to security agencies to step up investigations toward unmasking those behind her husband’s killing.
Mr Christopher Briggs, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Survey, who led a prayer session at the deceased’s residence, prayed God to uphold and shield the family.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.