The six permanent secretaries, who got favourable judgment at the NIC yesterday are Samuel Woka, Kadibo Brown, Nuka Nwikpasi, Orlu Auguatine, Minabelem Weai and Ngozi Abu. Wike in a statement issued by his government in November 2015, removed and compulsorily retired 14 permanent secretaries. The government of Rivers State, having appointed them, must adhere to the Civil Service guidelines; only the Civil Service Commission is vested with the powers to discipline the civil servants. If they governor doesn’t want them as permanent secretaries, they should be returned to the service as directors. “The security of tenure and rights of the civil servants are determined by the civil service Commission.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2020 04:07 UTC