Nmerukini Warns Against False Information

The Chairman of Rivers State Local Government Service commission, Chief Azubuike Nmerukinim, has warned principal officers of councils to desist from peddling rumours and giving false information as the commission would punish the offenders.

Chief  Nmerukini  disclosed this recently while addressing the staff of Degema local government council in continuation of his tour of local government areas in the state.

He observed with regret the non-challant attitude of some officers in the council who sent data to the commission without verification and attributed the quick retirement of some staff to this act, assuring that the commission would take necessary steps to correct the ills.

The commission boss said the essence of the tour was to meet with the staff and identify problems if any with a view to finding solutions to them and advised local government workers to always work with the political class amicably.

In his speech, a commissioner in the commission, Chief Alen Mbadiwe Ewoh said that any staff who was not willing to work should resign honorably or face the wrath of the commission.

Also speaking, the Executive Chairman of Degema Local Government, Chief Abiye Davies, thanked the commission and described the visit as timely and charged the senior staff to show exemplary behaviour in order to enforce discipline in the service.

Earlier, the Head of Local Government Administration of the council, Mr Edward Banigo expressed the confidence that the commission as constituted would make the needed change to give local government staff an identity and sense of belonging and pledged the loyalty of staff of Degema local government to the commission.