Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for value re-orientation in the civil service of the state to achieve effective service delivery and good governance.
Okowa gave the charge on Monday in Asaba, while swearing in the Chairman and members of the state’s Civil Service Commission (CSC), with Chief Nkem Okwuofu as Chairman.
Other members of the Commission are Chief (Mrs) Roseline Amioku, Comrade Olumami Oyibo, Dr.Lawrence Pemu and Mr .Mike Oputa.
He said the inauguration of the commission membership was in accordance with Chapter vi, Part ii (B), Section 195 (A) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Okowa urged the commission to make a mind-set change among the workforce in the civil service top priority, reminding it that civil service remained the main vehicle for the implementation of government policies and programmes.
He told the members of the commission to justify the confidence reposed in them by discharging their duties faithfully, transparently and without bias, prejudice and favouritism.
He said that his administration had made considerable progress in reshaping and repositioning the civil service to ensure resource optimisation, prudent management, judicial allocation of resources, excellent service delivery, good governance-based on strict adherence to due processes.
The governor said the commission was a mixture of old and new members, selected after a rigorous screening process, adding that they were persons of vast knowledge and experience in public service as well as reputable community leaders.
