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Suspended civil servants petition Okowa over irregularities
Published July 23, 2020

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Matthew Ochei, Asaba


Some suspended civil servants in Delta State have petitioned Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over the reported reinstatement of some people who did not apply for job in 2015.

Okowa had suspended over 3,000 workers recruited during the last administration of Emmanuel Uduaghan in 2014 over irregularities.

He thereafter set up a committee to look into the recruitment, which consequently led to the reinstatement of 450 disengaged workers.

The Chairman and the Secretary of the group, Clement Erhadje and Victor Asini, respectively, in a petition to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, the Commissioner of Police, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, the Nigerian Bar Association, and the Department of State Services, appealed to the state government to come to their aid.


The petition read in part, “It came as a shock to us that out of the names of the 450 people reinstated, over 80 per cent of them did not apply for the job in 2015. Also, they did not have appointment letter in 2015 and most of them just graduated two years ago.

“How come people who did not apply for the job in 2015 were reinstated and given the job and people who applied for the job were not reinstated? It is obvious that it was highly influenced politically and money was used to buy the slots of the original owners (2015 suspended civil servants).”


The group condemned the process, describing it as high-level corruption and vowed that the affected people would not accept nepotism and favoritism that could jeopardise their chances of being reinstated into the civil service.

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MAY 29 DEMOCRACY: SUSPENDED CIVIL SERVANTS AND A JOKE ON DEMOCRACY

You will recall that on assumption of office His Excellency Dr. I.A OKOWA suspended civil servants may 29 2015,who duly employed by Delta State under the administration of Dr. E.E Uduaghan in April 21st 2015, several appeal letter has been written but our governor has constantly show that prosperity for all Deltans is not achievable.it was on this an emergency meeting was held on Monday 20th May , 2018 to review the report and the finding of the verification exercise of civil servants in Delta state, Rising from an emergency meeting in Asaba a communique was issued as follow;
1. That the state has continue to ignore our call for peaceful resolution of the said matter, after several letter was sent to him, we wish to assure the state that we will not relent in our struggle in taking back our job.
2. Looking at the verification done in the state, we hereby state, that over 22,000 persons were discover to be ghost workers while 391 ought to have retired, totalling a vacancy of over 22,391, with this vacuum created the suspended civil servants can now be accommodated.
3. It is a well-known fact ,that natural course must take place, since the suspension of the about 980 employed civil servants and appointment letter fully issued, over 200 staff have since died, while over 7000 has retired due to compulsory year of service or age limit, these alone has open up space to accommodate all suspended civil servants in Delta state.
4. Looking at paragraph 3 above and there is still complain of no money to pay workers, one will conclude that there is a secret employment being carried out by the government without the knowledge of Deltans.
5. We recommend that the Special adviser to the governor on labour matters be relieve of his job for not advising the governor on the right step to take on the suspended civil servants, it’s been three (3) solid good years now and the governor cannot feel the pains of Delta and that of the suspended civil servants.
6. We wish to remind the governor that with God helping us, we were part of those who campaign for him from Oghara to all part of Delta state and eventually the election proper, we ensure, that all employed civil servant now suspended civil servants including their family and love ones vote for governor okowa in 2015, 2019 is around the corner , please be rest assure that if our matter is not attended to, we will repeat what we did in 2015 but this time to make sure you do not win and put us into shame again.
7. That, the economic and oil price has drop is no more an excuse, we know that the price of crude oil has significantly improve and internal generated revenue (IGR) has equally improve, while we do not want to go into the numbers of political appointee and Aides to the governor, we therefore call on him to take immediate step in recalling the suspended civil servants, our campaign posters for or against will soon be in every part of the state depending on the governor action.
8. We wish to remind the state , that we are even more united and stronger and we will stop at nothing to get our job back,the very more reason we are calling on the state to recall the suspended civil servants as its over 3 years now.
9. The state must understand as people, we have waited patiently and we are running out of patience, however, we must state here that we shall use all lawful means to regain our God giving job. The job vacancy was published in 2013 December and interview took place in 2015, the publication reads as :

Delta State Civil Service Commission massive recruitment January 2014
Delta State Civil Service Commission invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill various entry-level and experienced positions in the various ministries, agencies and departments of the Delta State Government.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancies in the Delta State Civil Service Commission:

1.) Positions on Salary Grade Levels - 06
(a) Assistant Technical Officer ‘X’
(b) Assistant Executive Officer ‘X’
(c) Confidential Secretary
.) Positions on Salary Grade Levels - 07
(a) Assistant Education Officer
(b) Mechanical Officer ‘X’
(c) Superintendents
(d) Catering Officer
(e) Community Development Inspector

3.) Positions on Salary Grade Levels - 08

(a) Higher Executive Officer ‘X’
(b) Higher Technical Officer ‘X’
(c) Technologist
(d) Architect II
(e) Building Officer II
(f) Programme Analyst II
(g) Town Planning Office II
(h) Quantity Surveyor II
(i) Engineer II (Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics,
Civil Petroleum and Water).
(j). Hydrogeologist II
(k) Agricultural Officer II
(l) Fisheries Officer II
(m) Forest Officer II
(n) Agricultural Engineer II
(o) Information Officer II
(p) Printing Officer II
(q) Estate Officer II
(r) Social Welfare Officer II
(s) Scientific Officer II
(t) Community Development Officer II
(u) Education Officer II
2. Accordingly, candidates who have been shortlisted are by this announcement, invited to appear before the Civil Service Commission for an oral interview in batches as follows:-
BATCH 1: Thursday 19th March, 2015
All candidates whose serial numbers occurs between 1 and 600 in the shortlist.
BATCH 2: Friday 20th March, 2015
All candidates whose serial numbers occurs between 601 and 1200 in the shortlist.
BATCH 3: Monday 23rd March, 2015
All candidates whose serial numbers occurs between 1201 and 1800 in the shortlist.

3. Invited candidates are advised to adhere strictly to the foregoing arrangement and come for the interview with the original copies of the following:-
i. Computer print outs obtained after their successful online applications;
ii. Academic credentials;
iii. N.Y.S.C Discharge/Exemption Certificates;
iv. Letters of Local Government Identification;
v. Letters of change of name (where applicable); and
vi. 2 passport-size photographs.

4. The interview, which would commence at 10.00 am each day, would hold in the Main Hall of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) Secretariat, opposite SUBEB Office, Maryam Babangida Way, Asaba.
Sir A.O.U Ekeke
(Permanent Secretary)
For: Chairman

10. We want to call on our all suspended civil servants to remain focus and law abiding, together we shall be recall, we believe, yes we can as we cannot say this is Democracy in action.

God bless suspended civil servants
God bless Delta State.

SUSPENDED CIVIL SERVANTS SALUTE UDUAGHAN @ 63

We the Suspended civil servants of Delta state rejoice and congratulate with the man behind our smile in 2015 ,Our Boss, Our Leader, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, Former Governor of Delta State, on your birthday today.

Sir, in your reign as Governor of our dear State,you saw to the employment of youths and engagement in several empowerment programs, your love for your state and peace can not be equal to no other, you have shown to all Deltans at home and in diasporia,that even your ambition worth no blood shed of innocent Deltans.
That's one of the reason you are known as the Ambassador of peace.

your transformation to the economy of the State by shifting the people’s focus towards entrepreneurship with the slogan of “Delta Beyond Oil” .One of the reasons you were call The Transformational Leader. A true Leader,a born Leader with the Midas touch.

No doubt under your reign, Delta state successfully build all the tax office in Delta state even in Burutu in the riveren area.
In sports, Delta State was at it peak during your reign.

In order to boost education in Delta State,you put in place modern and quality infrastructure in our primary and secondary schools across the state which has no match in the country. For the very first time parents were pulling their children from private schools back to public schools because of the facilities you put in place. You also ensured that students and pupils hawking in the streets instead of being in schools were cleared from our streets by the establishment of Edu Marshal.

Your dream for a better transport system in Delta state is everywhere to been seen, your regime brought soucur to the transport fair in Delta state.

Your giant strides in infrastructure, Human Capital Development, Peace and Security can not be over emphasis .

Lastly your Excellency, God will not forgive us if we fail to mention how you gave us employment and now been taking away from us in the name of suspension for over 2 years now by those who claim Mr due process, today the Mr due process is evidently no were to be found in the process of employment, appointment and award of contracts.

It’s our prayer that God, protect and continue to guide your footsteps in the right path as you add one today.

Happy Birthday,Sir. The youths and comrade general, the peace loving man.

Once Again Congratulations…

Signed:
Com Regha Obus Congratulations

SUSPENDED CIVIL SERVANTS SALUTE UDUAGHAN @ 63

We the Suspended civil servants of Delta state rejoice and congratulate with the man behind our smile in 2015 ,Our Boss, Our Leader, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, Former Governor of Delta State, on your birthday today.

Sir, in your reign as Governor of our dear State,you saw to the employment of youths and engagement in several empowerment programs, your love for your state and peace can not be equal to no other, you have shown to all Deltans at home and in diasporia,that even your ambition worth no blood shed of innocent Deltans.
That's one of the reason you are known as the Ambassador of peace.

your transformation to the economy of the State by shifting the people’s focus towards entrepreneurship with the slogan of “Delta Beyond Oil” .One of the reasons you were call The Transformational Leader. A true Leader,a born Leader with the Midas touch.

No doubt under your reign, Delta state successfully build all the tax office in Delta state even in Burutu in the riveren area.
In sports, Delta State was at it peak during your reign.

In order to boost education in Delta State,you put in place modern and quality infrastructure in our primary and secondary schools across the state which has no match in the country. For the very first time parents were pulling their children from private schools back to public schools because of the facilities you put in place. You also ensured that students and pupils hawking in the streets instead of being in schools were cleared from our streets by the establishment of Edu Marshal.

Your dream for a better transport system in Delta state is everywhere to been seen, your regime brought succour to the transport fair in Delta state.

Your giant strides in infrastructure, Human Capital Development, Peace and Security can not be over emphasised.

Lastly your Excellency, God will not forgive us if we fail to mention how you gave us employment and now been taking away from us in the name of suspension for over 2 years now by those who claim Mr due process, today the Mr due process is evidently no were to be found in the process of employment, appointment and award of contracts.

It’s our prayer that God, protect and continue to guide your footsteps in the right path as you add one today.

Happy Birthday,Sir. The youths and comrade general, the peace loving man.

Once Again Congratulations…

Signed:
Com Regha Obus Congratulations