Gov. Buni Swears in 2 Commissioners, 4 Perm. Secs, others
By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni today administered Oath of Office on two Commissioners, the state Head of Service, four Permanent Secretaries, and 28 Special Advisers for effective service delivery in the state.
The newly appointed commissioners include Prof. Abba Idris and Alhaji Mohammed Mohammed Bara.
Gov. Buni charged the new commissioners to contribute positively to the formulation and execution of all government policies, programmes, and projects prudently and transparently for the benefit of the people of the state.
“You are also expected to use your wealth of experience and inject new ideas to add value to the achievements recorded by this administration. You should be mindful of serving the people first with great consideration to the future of the state, ” he said.
Addressing the new Head of Service, Hamidu M. Alhaji, the governor said “the state is losing experienced hands to retirement, you should cultivate a new effective and efficient workforce to serve our people.
“I want to assure you that government would provide your office with all the necessary support to train and retrain the workforce to promote efficiency in service delivery.
“Let me, however, warn that this administration would not tolerate favouritism in appointments and promotions to undeserving persons while the most qualified and deserving persons are abandoned and frustrated.
“We must promote competence and merit to make the civil service efficient and productive. We must differentiate between civil service.”
Gov. Buni charged the Special Advisers to carry their constituents along for them to understand government policies and programmes.
“Most often, our communities are left behind because we fail to bring them on board to understand the workings of government policies and programmes.
“The office of a Special Adviser can only be vibrant when there is a working connection with the grassroots to afford you credible inputs, for you to advise from a well-informed perspective.”
Gov. Buni assured that his administration would continue to maintain its open door policy for public officers to make contributions and take collective ownership and responsibility.
He enjoined the new appointees to key into the policy of accountability, probity, and transparency of his administration.
“Let me state with a sense of modesty that as a government, we have made impressive success in accountability and transparency in governance which has earned the state recognition and awards from reputable international organizations, we must strive to improve on this remarkable feat, as we cannot afford to degenerate.
“As you may be aware, we have already developed an 11-point agenda to turn around the fortunes of the State in various fields of human endeavour, ” he added.
The Chairman of the Teaching Service Board, Yakubu Dokshi, three members of the State Independent Electoral Commission and a member of the Local Government service commission, were also sworn-in by the governor.
