By Austin Ogwuda
…. Oborevwori says he is very angry with corrupt civil servants, to sack two erring Engineers this week
THE Permanent Secretary/Accountant-General, Delta State Ministry of Finance, Mrs Joy Enwa, on Sunday headed to The Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria to thank God for a successful retirement from civil service alive and in good health.
The Thanksgiving service was attended by personalities from all walks of life led by the State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori.
Speaking during the service, Governor Oborevwori admonished civil servants in the State to desist from actions that could jeopardise their careers, disclosing that presently, two engineers have been queried for issuing certificates for uncompleted projects.
His words:
“This message, titled ‘The Choice of a good name’, speaks loudly on what I have been doing in the past one week. The message is key to all our civil and public servants because a lot has been happening and I am happy for the choice of the topic.
“All that the civil servants needed since I came into office I have done for them, what else do they need?
“After fuel subsidy removal, we paid them transport allowance for three months, we paid promotion arrears of over N5.6 billion and we were also the first to pronounce and pay the New National Minimum Wage.
“As I am standing here, I am very, very angry for what civil servants are doing. Two civil servants have been issued query for issuing certificates for jobs that have not been completed and payments made.
“I know the ethics. Next week, I will announce their names, and we will look at it following due process. You know in this government, if you do well, space will be given to you to do more”.
He congratulated Mrs Enwa on growing through the ranks to the echelon of her career, adding that, “the calibre of people that have come today to honour her on retirement is a clear testament to the fact that she did well in service”.
In a sermon on “The Choice of a good name”, Bishop Diocese of Asaba, Rt. Rev’d Kingsley Obuh, charged everyone in a position of trust to embrace good name for posterity.
While congratulating the chief celebrant, Mrs Joy Emuesiri Enwa, on her successful retirement as Accountant-General of the State and Permanent Secretary in the Delta State Civil Service, he called on her to keep radiating the good traits that endeared her to all while in service.
He said a good name can be earned through honourable behaviour, godly wisdom, moral courage and personal integrity and reminded all that no position was permanent, hence the need to leave enviable legacies while in active service.
