Wednesday, 6 November 2013

IMO GOVERNOR CHARGES POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS TO SEE THEIR APPOINTMENTS AS A CALL TO DUTY




The governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has enjoined all the political office holders in the State to regard their appointments as a call to duty that requires their resolve to imbibe the virtue of humility, sacrifice, anger management and caution in the discharge of their duties

Owelle Rochas Okorocha stated this at a training workshop with the theme, “Getting Acquainted with the Vision of the Visioner” organized by the Imo State government for all political office holders in the State at the Sam Mbakwe Expanded Exco Chambers, Government house, Owerri

He advised the appointees not to see their different positions as compensation, a chance to get back at their opponents or an opportunity to amass wealth

The number one Imo citizen while advising the appointees to be industrious, and dedicated to duty so as to make their own contribution towards the development of the State said the aim of the workshop was to enable them key into the vision and mission of the Rescue Mission administration so as to avoid abuse of office and also to equip them for effective work as foot soldiers

The wife of the governor of Imo State, Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha lectured the trainees on Protocol and Etiquette in Governance as an important aspect of government business as it presents government functionaries either in the positive or negative light in the eyes of the public and urged political appointees whom she described as “image carriers” of the State to understand the proper way of conducting themselves in public during social / public function

Other issues handled in the workshop included bringing governance to the masses, enlightening Imo people on the programmes and achievements of the Rescue Mission government, protocol and communication in governance, the Governor in the eyes of the public, the political appointees and the elites to bring the government to an acceptable frame work as well as good works of the Rescue Mission government

Participants at the training were given the opportunity to contribute to the way forward as well as deliberate on the critical elements of good governance that will enlighten the public on the project of government spread across 27 LGA of the State

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