Wike Demands Loyalty from New Commissioners

•  Decorates CSO, C4i commander

Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, wednesday swore in 14 new commissioners and one permanent secretary with a demand of 100 per cent loyalty from them.

This came as the governor and the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zaki Ahmed, also decorated his Chief Security Officer (CSO), Wosu Promise, and the state commander of the state special security outfit, C41, Noble Uwoh, with their new ranks.

Performing the swearing-in, Wike said he was poised to reposition the state government for better performance and charged the commissioners to exhibit 100 per cent loyalty.

He said: “We demand 100 per cent loyalty. This work deserves total commitment. When you have the opportunity to serve the state, it is a rare privilege. Therefore, you have to be committed to service.
“We are rebuilding the state because a lot went wrong during the immediate past administration of the APC. You need to put in your best.”

According to the governor, those who put in their best would be noticed by the people and rewarded in the future.
“Once you do your work, people will notice you and appreciate the quality of your service to the state. That is why you must continue to put in your best,” he said.
He urged the commissioners to respect their oath of office and live responsibly as top officials of the state government.

“Don’t see your appointment as your time to eat because there is nothing to eat. You are appointed to work. If you cannot meet up with the tempo of the administration, just withdraw,” he said.
Commissioners sworn in are: Emma Okah, Charles Nwogu, Walter Ibibia, Dr. Tam Jaja, Ukel Oyagiri, Isaac Kamalu and Albert Miller.
Others are Boma Iyaye, Emeka Onowu, Prof. Princewill Chike, Tasie Chinedu Nwobueze, Sylvanus Nwankwo, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku and Rodaford Longjohn.
The new permanent secretary sworn in was Mrs Ibiware Ogolo.

In an interview, Emma Okah said he would contribute his quota to the actualisation of the vision of the administration.

The new commissioners were screened and confirmed by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Of the 14 commissioners, 9 were part of the dissolved State Executive Council.
Meanwhile, the governor and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, yesterday decorated the Chief Security Officer to the Governor, Wosu Promise, with his new rank of Superintendent of Police.
The governor and the Commissioner of Police also decorated the state Commander of the C41, Noble Uwoh, with his new rank of Superintendent of Police.

Wike congratulated the two police officers on their promotion and urged them to remain committed in their service to the state.