Niger Delta
Commissioners must show initiative, visibility to remain in office – Oborevwori
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, of Delta, has issued a firm warning to members of the State Executive Council, emphasising that performance, rather than tale bearing, would determine their continued stay in office.
Oborevwori said this on Monday during the inauguration of eight newly built duplexes at the Commissioners’ Quarters in Asaba,
He said that under-performing commissioners would be shown the door, while those who perform well would stay.
“If you are not performing, we will drop you, and that will not affect other people. If you are performing, you will stay.
“As a commissioner, we don’t see you. You talk, carry your memo, and look for the Governor, because the Governor will not come looking for you, ” Oborevwori said.
The Governor emphasised the need for initiative and visibility from commissioners, stressing that each commissioner would be held directly accountable for their ministry’s progress.
“You have to bring energy and initiative into your ministry, ” Oborevwori said.
“If there is a problem in any ministry, hold the commissioner responsible. Any ministry that is doing very well shows that the commissioner is doing very well.
Oborevwori reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to accountability, stating that each commissioner would be held responsible for their ministry’s progress.
He added that his administration would continue to inaugurate projects, with several projects lined up for inauguration before the end of the year.
“We have a lot of projects to commission. I don’t think we will stop before the end of this year. We may not be able to commission all of them, but I believe we will do our best.
“We want to emulate Mr President in what he did on Saturday during the commissioning. They articulated all the projects and decided to stay in one particular location to commission them.
“That is exactly what we will do in Warri on Wednesday. Since we have several projects to commission; we will articulate them, put them together, and stay in one place to cut the tape and commission all of them, ” also said.
The Governor described the
newly constructed eight units of four-bedroom duplexes, as a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to the well-being of top government functionaries.
”Today, we are here to commission eight units of four-bedroom duplexes, each with two boys’ quarters attached.
”We decided to build these because, when we came in, we discovered that there were only 22 buildings here at the Commissioners’ Quarters, and the number of commissioners is more than 22.
“So, there was no way we could accommodate all of them, which led us to this decision. This is a demonstration of our commitment to the well-being of top government functionaries.”
In his remarks, the Dean of Commissioners and Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, thanked the for approving the construction of the new residential quarters and appealed for the renovation of the 22 old quarters.
Also, the State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Godknows Angele, landed the Governor for his support for the completion of the projects.
