On Thursday, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State swore in six new commissioners to the State Executive Council.
News About Nigeria reports that the swearing-in comes barely three months after three commissioners resigned from the governor’s cabinet.
The newly sworn-in commissioners are Professor Ogbonnaya Uche, Kingsley Chibueze Nwokocha, Mr. David U. Kalu, Dr. Uwaoma Ukandu, Ubochi Goodluck Chinedu, and Mrs. Queen Ijeoma Aghukwa.
Speaking during their swearing-in ceremony, the Governor urged the new commissioners to key into his development agenda for the good of the state.
While charging them to deliver effectively, the Governor warned against any form of mediocrity and corruption.
Otti said, “We have carefully selected these highly accomplished individuals to bring new ideas and energy to our team. The new nominations and appointments were made pursuant to our agenda to create a robust architecture that supports excellent service delivery. As I mentioned on this podium a few weeks ago, effective leadership is an exercise in continuous team building, finding the right people, and placing them where they are best suited to thrive. The task of public sector governance is an enormous one that requires having the right people on board in the right positions to drive the central agenda of the administration across many important frontiers.
“One of the major hallmarks of our administration is going against practices that have proven to stifle growth and dynamism. We have publicly rejected the traditional recruitment pattern of filling strategic government offices with cronies who do very little in terms of the execution of governance businesses. To further strengthen the governance architecture, there shall be more restructuring of the Ministries to support the actualization of the administration’s objectives and further empower the Commissioners to function optimally in their respective Ministries.”
