LG Commission Warns Councils Staff Against Partisanship

The Rivers State Local Government Service Commission, has warned council staff against involvement  in partisan politics.

The Executive Chairman of the commission, Chief Azubuike Nmerukini who gave the warning while addressing staff of Ahoada East Local Government Council said that involvement in partisan  politics would make them to be disloyal to government they did not like.

Chief Nmerukini explained that experience had shown that involvement of civil servants in politics in the past had created confusion in the process of governance, stressing that the situation slows down the pace of development at the grassroots.

Also speaking the coordinator of the council at the commission, Barrister Cyprian Chukwu urged the staff to take their work seriously noting that it is unjustifiable for them to be paid salaries without working for it.

Also speaking, a member of the commission, Chief Allen Mbadiwe Ewoh, urged the staff to justify the huge resources being spent on them by remaining faithful and committed to their job.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Local Government Service Commission has commended the cordial relationship existing between the legislative and executive arms of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.

The commission chairman, Chief Nmerukini, said this while addressing staff of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council at Rumuodomanya, the council headquarters.

Chief Nmerukini who attributed the numerous achievements in the area to the cordial relationship existing among the arms of government, said the situation will go a long way in boosting rural development in the area.

The commissioner in charge of Obio/Akpor in the commission, Mr. Smith Sunny Nwiyor, urged the staff to continue to work towards the even development of the area.