Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has warned civil servants
in the state against involving themselves in partisan politics.
He noted that the development whereby civil servants become political
was not only against the ethics of the profession, but also had
far-reaching negative implications for efficiency and effectiveness of
the public service.
Dickson gave the warning during the swearing in of the new Head of
Service, Dr. Peter Singabele, and a member of the state Civil Service
Commission, Dr. Boumakuma Kpokiri in Yenagoa, a statement by his media
aide, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said on Saturday.
He stressed the need for public servants to uphold the principles of neutrality and absolute loyalty to the government in power.
Describing the public service as the most important sector in service
delivery in a government, Dickson vowed not to allow political
considerations to determine who becomes head of the state civil service.
He charged the newly-appointed HOS, Singabele, to further
de-politicise and instill more discipline in the state civil service to
achieve improved service delivery.
He expressed continued commitment to promoting workers welfare within the limits of available resources.
He pointed out that apart from regular payment of salaries and
pension entitlements even in the face of the current economic meltdown
bedevilling the nation, his administration had, to a very large extent,
addressed the issue of office accommodation for workers.
Dickson noted, “For the past one year, no state government can boast
of any effective construction work because we are in a state of
recession. But, even in spite of all that, we are not owing salaries of
members of the public service in this state.
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