Mbah Tasks New Enugu Commissioners On Service Delivery
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly sworn-in Commissioners in the state to be result-oriented.
According to a release by the governor’s Special Adviser on New Media, Reuben Onyishi, on Wednesday, Gov Mbah also assigned portfolios to the new appointees following the administration of Oath of Office on them by a representative of the Ministry of Justice, Chizoba Ogbodo, at the State Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Enugu.
The newly sworn-in appointees, according to Onyishi, are Dr Godwin Anigbo, Head of Service; Engr Benjamin Osita Okoh, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure; Prof Benedett Ekwutosi Okoli, Commissioner for Human Development and Poverty Eradication; Enyinna Franklin Ogbonna, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, and Dr Samuel Ogbu-Nwobodo, Commissioner for Trade, Investment, and Industry.
Others are Prof George Ugwu, Commissioner for Health, and Engr Ben Collins Ndu Jr., Commissioner for Water Resources.
Dr Felix Nnamani was reassigned from the Ministry of Water Resources to the Ministry of Labour and Employment as Commissioner; Dr Malachy Agbo was reassigned from the Ministry of Human Development and Poverty Eradication to the Ministry of Information, while the former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr Gerald Otiji, is now the Commissioner for Housing.
Mbah said his administration had in two years steered high expectations among the people of the state as well as Nigerians in general and could not to lower the its performance across sectors.
Quoting him, “You would soon notice that here in Enugu, we have steered such a high expectation among our people. And everyday it feels as though we are presenting a scorecard. Therefore, you have to hit the ground running, as there will be no honeymoon period for you, unfortunately.
“We set targets; and we have key performance indicators, hence, we have to measure and we have to constantly take analysis of where you are in respect to the set goals and what your results are. Those key performance indicators are key to us and we will measure you based on these outcomes and results.”
He further charged the appointees to work as a team, in line with the established cultures of the administration.
“You have to work as a team. We believe that by working as a team, we are able to accomplish our collective goals. You should not see your colleagues as rivals. They should actually complement your efforts instead.
“Our modest accomplishment in the state so far is not done by a single champion. We like to recognise our successes as team efforts.”
Speaking on behalf of other appointees, Dr Ogbu-Nwobodo thanked the governor for finding them worthy.
He said, “We will keep faith with our Oath of Office. We will be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of our duties. We will strive to contribute to the nationally acknowledged success that your government has become.”
The swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Governor, Barr Ifeanyi Ossai; Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Barr Victor Udeh, several commissioners and senior appointees of government as well as the spouses of the appointees.
Mbah Tasks New Enugu Commissioners On Service Delivery is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
