Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has reversed last week’s sack of 20 staff of the Enugu State Water Corporation.
The workers were disengaged by the governor’s special personal assistant on water and waste management, Andreas Gebauer, an Austrian.
The reversal followed the public outcry that greeted the sack and the eventual death of one of the affected workers.
The affected workers were sacked following their alleged inability to meet the minimum N50 million monthly internally generated revenue target from the water supply.
Two days after the reported sack, one of the victims and director of the corporation, Christopher Abonyi, was reported to have died out of shock, a development that led to public outcry and protests from workers.
However, addressing the protesting workers of the corporation, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Fabian Nwigbo, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Ben Asogwa told the workers that Governor Mbah has ordered the reinstatement of the disengaged workers.
Asogwa said: “On interaction with the governor, we found out that the sack was not the governor’s directive, he was not even aware of the sack and he directed that everybody should go back to their work. The governor said everybody should maintain peace and tranquillity and improve productivity.”
Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Felix Nnamani said Gebauer’s sack action was not officially communicated to him and only heard about it in the media.
Nnamani said: “There are civil service regulations, there is the Head of Service who is the administration head of all the civil servants and if any civil servant is found wanting, there are procedures that should be taken before extreme measures; so the unilateral sack of the workers is unknown to the ethics of civil service.
“I urge workers to calm down, it’s regrettable that one of them died two days after he was dismissed and I say condolences to his family, but I’m confident that the governor will do the needful because he is here to build people and not to destroy and he detests injustice.”
The public relations officer of the corporation, RomanusUgwu said the protesting staff have all gone back to duties while awaiting a formal letter withdrawing the purported sack of the 20 workers.
Imo has recorded big success at 48 – APC S’East Nat’l Vice Chairman
As Imo people proudly marked the 48 years anniversary of statehood of Imo State, the APC South ‘East National Vice Chairman, Dr. IjeomahArodiogbu, has stated that Imo has recorded big success in all areas of human endeavours.
Arodiogbu pointed out that Imo State which was created on 3rd February 1976 by the then Military Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed, with Rear Admiral NdubuisiKanu being its first Military Administrator, has tremendously progressed in human capital development, social amenities, education, cultural heritages, agriculture, farming, technology, trade, commerce, industry, tourism, hospitality, health, politics, governance, peace, security and orderliness.
The APC South East National Vice Chairman, who joined the Governor and other citizens of Imo State to grandly, joyfully celebrate the State 48 Years Independence Anniversary, said he is proud and happy to be an indigene of Imo State.
He observed that Imo State is richly blessed with natural resources which he posited are being positively used to advance the state and make life bearable for all citizens and residents of the state, saying that the present regime has continued to show capacity and deep concern hence the upholding of democracy tenets for improved good leadership, respect to human dignity, rule of law, the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which Imo State is subjected to.
Arodiogbu who has been contributing effectively to complement the rich efforts of government to develop the state to the advantage of all persons, remarked that APC and the Shared Prosperity Government being engineered by Hope Uzodimma has done marvelously to lift the state to greater heights in spite of numerous opposing and challenging forces.
He commended Uzodimma for being a visionary, pragmatic and selfless leader, qualities he mentioned are contributory to the huge achievements of the 3R Administration on quality road construction, maintenance, human empowerment, heath, education, tourism, regular payment of salary to workers and healthy promotion, payment of pensions and gratuities, peace, security of life and property, orderliness, among other great gains.
The pragmatic politician, supper philanthropist and renowned medical doctor urged the citizens to continue to believe in Imo as they work in one page with the leaders of the state, to keep afloat the foundation, vision of prosperous, peaceful, secured and progressive Imo, so that all citizens and residents would have cause to fruitful, respite and healthy existence.
“His Excellency, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has recorded big success in developing and edifying Imo State, despite visible and invisible hiccups. He has done well to advance the state positively in line with the belief and vision of founders of Imo State. Hence the state is wearing beautiful looks and the citizens and residents are enjoying peace and social comfort”, Arodiogbu reflected.
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