Public Complaints Commission Receives 3,002 Petitions In Rivers

The Public Compliants Commission (PCC) in Rivers State, has received 3,002 petitions within the last one year.

The Commissioner in-charge of the State at the Commission, Chief Stephen Ezekwerem, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Tide recently in Port Harcourt said that, 2,418 of the petitions have been resolved, while 584 are still pending.

Chief Ezekwem was working hard to ensure that the petitions that are pending received adequate attention.

He said that the volume of petitions received so far was an indication that people are beginning to recognise the importance of the commission in the scheme of things.

Ezekwem said that, the Commission, which was initiated in 1975 under the military administration of Late Murtala Mohammed, suffered serious setback as there were no commissioner for eighteen years.

He said that this long years of neglect was responsible for the slow progress of the commission bet noted that the society was beginning to appreciate the importance of the Commission.

Chief Ezekwem, who was a former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, also said that the Commission has worked hard to strengthen employers and employees relationship within the past one year.

He said that the Commission remains open to all aggrieved members of the society, and commended the Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, for his people oriented projects in the State.