Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, yesterday swore-in 17 New Permanent Secretaries, in a move to reinvigorate the civil service of the state.
Swearing in the Permanent Secretaries at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Wike urged them to contribute to the rapid development of Rivers State.
The governor said: “Use this opportunity to contribute to the development of the state. You were appointed under this administration; you owe the state the responsibility to perform.”
He stated that the new Permanent Secretaries should be focused on service delivery.
Wike said:”Your interest should be to serve the state and to support the commissioners, who are political heads to achieve the right developmental goals.
“Don’t give your commissioners problems. Also do not collude with the commissioners to carry out illegal activities.”
The governor urged the new Permanent Secretaries to work in line with their oath of office, saying that anyone that goes off the oath of office would be sanctioned.
He said: “I advise you to take your work seriously. Don’t take this opportunity as a joke.”
Wike stated that effort was made to ensure that local government areas without Permanent Secretaries were accommodated by his administration.
The governor, who stated that the new Permanent Secretaries were appointed on the basis of merit, noted that nobody lobbied for their emergence.
He announced the posting of Madume Egerton Ndu as the new  Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary,  Ministry of Justice of Rivers State, adding that other Permanent Secretaries will be posted shortly by his administration.
