EDO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR WARNS PERMANENT SECRETARIES, HEADS OF MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND AGENCIES

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // Deputy Governor of Edo State have issued a stern warning to Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies MDAs to guard against the looting of government properties by political appointees.

The governor said that as the administration is ending in few weeks, they would be held accountable by the incoming administration for any assets missing under their watch.

Shaibu said that all Permanent Secretaries and Directors must know that it is their responsibility to protect the properties because these political aides Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners, Special Advisers/Assistants, and Senior Special Advisers/Assistants are government appointees who are also leaving on November 11.

According to him, he notes that the failure of Permanent Secretaries and heads of these MDAs to act means they will be held responsible for giving an account of their inventories.

Removing fixed items and government properties is a crime and unacceptable.

The governor urged that Permanent Secretaries and heads of MDAs should, therefore, guard against such criminality or face consequences.

All political appointees must equally desist from such actions, which may land them in trouble.