Rivers
Promotion For LG Staff Begins
The Rivers State Local Government Service Commission would commence promotion exercise for Senior Staff of the 23 local government in the state today with Abua/Odua, Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Governments.
This was disclosed in Port Harcourt by a commissioner in the commission, Barrister Paul Awoyesuku, while briefing newsmen shortly after the commission’s regular meeting.
Barrister Awoyesuku said that staff of Akuku-Toru, Andoni and Asari-Toru local governments would be interviewed on July 2, while staffers of Bonny, Degema and Eleme Local Governments would have their on turn, July 3.
He said staff of Emohua, Etche and Gokana local governments would be interviewed, July 4 while on July 5, the commission would interview staff of Ikwerre, Khana and Obio/Akpor local governments.
According to the commissioner, July 8, staff due promotion from Okrika, Omuma and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local governments would have their turn just as on July 9, those from Ogu/Bolo, Oyigbo and Tai local governments would appear before the commission for their promotion.
Barrister Awoyesuku stated that the commission has set aside July 10, for staff of Opobo/Nkoro and Port Harcourt local governments, adding that all spill over cases for local governments, if any, would be treated from July 11 to 12.
The commissioner explained that all conversion and upgrading cases would be treated along with the promotion scheduled for each local government, adding that the exercise would take place at the Port Harcourt City Council Hall between 8.00am and 4.00pm each day.
He advised all staff due for the interview to come along with originals and photocopies of their credentials, which should include letters of first appointment and confirmation of appointment, evidence of success of compulsory examination or professional certificates, and all past promotion letters.
The Rivers state Chief Judge, Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI has given an indication to sanction any lawyer who fail to comply with directive of a judge in the state to transferred a case to Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse for Alternatives Dispute Resolution.
Justice AMADI stated this during a brief ceremony held at the chief judge auditorium in port Harcourt Friday held to hand over certificates of operation to two private ADR chambers on Precarious Dispute Resolution Services and Harmony Arbitration and mediation center .
He urged the two private ADR centres to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and warned against compromising the standard of Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR but should observed the regulations set out in collaboration regulation by the state Multi Door Court House.
Earlier in a address, the Director of the State Multi Door Courthouse, VICTOR NWEKE esq, highlighted some of the achievements of the Multi Door Courthouse especially in decongestion of court rooms.
NWEKE while disclosing how the department certified the two private ADR centres called for serious punitive measures be taken against any lawyer who fail to comply with a case referred to Multi Door Court House by a judge or magistrates in the state.
In her acceptance speech on behalf of the two certified private ADR centres, ALICE NIMI commended the State Judiciary and Multi Door Courthouse for the approval and assured that all the rules and regulations spelt out will be followed.
In a related development; the Rivers State Judiciary has assured its readiness to collaborate with Nigerian Securityding Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in using Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve some of the issues in their office.
The state Chief Judge , Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI made the promise when he received in audience the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE OLOWO and his team who paid him a courtesy visit in his office , Friday where issuees ADR utilization took centre stage.
He used the opportunity to brief his visitors on the hurdles judges faces daily in the court room and the need for the decongestion of the court room , stressing that one judge handle more than three hundred cases but that if lawyers and litigants adopt ADR practice court rooms can be releive of the daily congestions.
The state Chief Judge however urged NSCDC to ensure a wider sensitization of the members of the public on the practice of ADR for a better awareness and knowledge.
Earlier in his speech, the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE-OLOWO said the visit was to seek collaboration on the use of ADR in resolving some issues which he insisted would help decongest the courtrooms.
Our correspondent reports officials of the Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse led by the Director, VICTOR NWEKE led the team of NSCDC on a technical session where information on how to the fully in cooperated into the Multi Door Courthouse and operation of ADR will be emphasized.
Akujobi Amadi