Rivers
HOS Cautions Civil Servants On Misappropriation Of Funds
The Head of Service of
the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji has urged civil servants to show a high level of patriotism in the discharge of their duties.
The Head of Service gave the charge at the banquet hall of the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt, recently during an interactive session with federal civil servants based in Rivers State.
The Head of Service of the Federation who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Linus Awute said the civil service was critical to the development of the Nigerian economy.
He stated that the interactive session was to avail civil servants the opportunity to make meaningful contributions in the process of governance, pointing out that the platform would promote their participation in the transformation agenda of the Federal Government.
The Head of Service of the Federation, also disclosed that the Federal Government was poised to reform the Federal Civil Service to meet up modern development challenges.
He cautioned against misappropriation of public funds, pointing out that the civil service as the bulwark of development, should be premised on the principles of accountability and transparency in the management of resources.
He also assured that the Federal Government would continue to give priority attention to the welfare of workers to boost their productive capacity.
Speaking at the interactive session, a participant, Mr Emmanuel Diefegha, called on the Federal Government to upgrade the state of infrastructure at the Federal Secretariat in Port Harcourt.
Diefegha who spoke onbehalf of Association of Civil Servants in Rivers State, said the upgrading of facilities at the secretariat would enhance efficiency.
He called for proper review of public service rule and the introduction of motivational rewards for outstanding performance to promote excellence in the service, adding that the public service should be made ICT complaint.
Taneh Beemene
Rivers
Rivers CJ To Sanction Lawyers Who Refuse To Comply With ADR Compliance
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