DELTA STATE GOV.SHERIFF OBOREVWORI SWEARS IN CHIEF FIDELIS OKENMORTILIJE, JERRY EHIWARIO, CHARLES ANIAGWU, ODINIGWE ODIGIE DANIEL, 22 OTHER COMMISSIONERS
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state on Tuesday, swore in 26 new commissioners in the state with a call to ensure fairness, equity and justice to guide their actions for effective service delivery.
Those sworn in include former commissioners in last administration including Mr Charles Aniagwu (information), Chief Fidelis OkenmorTilije (Finance), Mrs Rose Ezewu (Secondary Education), Chief Darlington Ijeh, (Humanitarian Services) and Dr. Kingsley Ashibuogwu,(Higher Education).
Others include Miss Orode Uduaghan, former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s daughter, Odinigwe Odigie Daniel; Hon. Joan Onyemaechi (Ada-Anioma) former director general of Asaba capital territory development agency in the immedy past administration; Jerry Ehiwario; Michael Ifeanyi Anoka; Hon. Princess Pat. A. Ajudua; Mr. Funyei Manager; Hon. Godknows Angele among others.
Speaking at the inauguration which held at the Events Centre Asaba, Governor Oborevwori charged the new Commissioners to discharge their duties with dedication and diligence in the overall interest of the people.
“You are among the privileged few from the list of other eminently qualified persons. I must confess that to arrive at this list was a very tasking and painstaking process.
It took weeks of extensive consultations, rigorous scrutiny, and consensus building to arrive at the final list of commissioners.
“I note with pleasure that this State Executive Council is an inspiring blend of youths and experience hands, and meets the requirements of competency, spread, and sectoral representation.
The youth represent a breath of fresh air while the old hands are needed for their maturity, wisdom, mentoring, and stability of the system”.
He charged the newly sworn-in Commissioners to be humble in the discharge of their duties, adding that “being a Commissioner does not make you superior to others. So, you must shun pride and arrogance.
“This appointment is simply a call to higher responsibility, and you must justify the confidence that has been reposed in you with good judgment, tenacity of purpose, compassion, and unwavering commitment to the development of the state and the welfare of our people.
Let fairness, equity, and justice guide your actions, and you must give every citizen equal opportunity to benefit from our programmes and services.
“In this regard, you must shun ethnic politics and divisive tendencies. You are to maintain an open-door policy in your ministries and be accessible to all and sundry,” Oborevwori said.
Responding on behalf of the Commissioners, Jerri Ehiwario thanked the Governor for finding them worthy to serve and pledged the unalloyed loyalty and commitment of the Commissioners in the execution of his administration’s policy and programms.
