Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
DELTA State governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the appointment of Dr. Kingsley Emu as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon in Asaba, on Wednesday.
He said the governor also approved the appointment of Hon. Johnson Erijo as Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Governor, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as Senior Political Adviser and Mrs Lyna Aliya-Ochulor as Principal Secretary to the Governor.
Ahon said the approval for the appointments was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Government House Administration, Sir Eddy Ogidi-Gbegbaje on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the appointments take immediate effect.
Meanwhile, as Deltans await the composition of a new State Executive Council, Governor Oborevwori , has held a meeting with the state Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Extra Ministerial Departments and Agencies in the state.
The meeting, which was held at the Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba, on Wednesday, was attended by the Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme.
Addressing Government House correspondents shortly after the meeting, the state Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Reginald Bayoko, said the meeting provided a veritable platform for the governor to formally outline his vision to them.
Mr. Bayoko disclosed that the Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Extra Ministerial Departments and Agencies and the entire civil servants in the state, were charged by the governor to be diligent in the discharge of their duties.
According to him, Gov. Oborevwori said “we should be up and doing as civil servants who are at the front line of delivering services and implementing the government’s agenda.
“It is my pleasure to speak with you briefly this morning. We just came out of a meeting between the Governor, his Deputy, the Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies.
“The whole essence of the meeting is that the Governor outlined his vision to us and gave us a charge as civil servants who are at the front line of delivering services and implementing the government’s agenda. He said we should be up and doing.
“The Governor recounted his promise to the electorate to us and told us that he has already started counting days that he has spent in office; saying that the state needs to feel his impact.
“On our own part, we are ready to give him the full support to deliver his mandate to the citizens,” Bayoko said.
