LG Commission Denies Sack Rumour

The Rivers State Local
Government Service Commission has dismissed rumour of its intention to drop directors in the unified local government system in the state.
The commission’s acting Chairman, Engr. Kingston Idatonye Jaja, who said this during a meeting with Heads of Local Government Administrations and other directors in his office said that the commission was already saddled with many issues at the moment and would not bother itself with the dropping of directors except necessary.
Eng. Jaja also directed the Heads of Local Government Administrations to implement all conversion and upgrading of staff by the commission at the end of April 2014 while frowning at situation where local government would not implement decisions approved by the commission, the acting chairman said that the commission would hold heads of Local Government responsible for failure to implement any decision reached by the commission.
He also said that directors must always brief the commission of any conflict in any local government area, stressing that as representatives of the commission, it was their responsibility to always inform their employers on issues concerning the councils.
Engr. Jaja also informed them of the commission’s readiness to embark in training and retraining of staff while the retirees would be paid the ninety days after their exit from the service.
The chairman who warned against falsification of records by staff also commended the directors for their level of maturity during the leadership problem in the commission and urged them to work as a team for the good of the commission.
Responding the state president of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Barrister Franklin Ajunwo pleaded the readiness of staff to work with the commission to improve staff welfare.