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Wike Blames Rivers Labour Party Gov’ship Candidate, Beatrice Itubo For Delay Of Civil Servants’ Promotions

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The Labour Party governorship candidate in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo has been blamed for the delay in the promotion of civil servants in the state.

According to the state governor, Nyesom Wike, Itudo, who was the former leader of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state should be blamed for the delay of workers getting their due promotion.

The governor said it was under her watch that the cordial relationship that once existed between workers and the state government was destroyed, Naija News learnt.

Wike accused Itudo of engaging in antagonising activities that totally destroyed the relationship and she also peddled lies against his administration that pensioners were owed 15 months of entitlements.

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The governor made this disclosure on Thursday when he received a delegation led by the chairmen of the Rivers State branch of NLC, Alex Agwanwor and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Emechete Chuku at Government House in Port Harcourt.

The governor however said with the new leadership of the congress, promotion would be implemented for workers expeditiously.

He had on that note forwarded the list of members of the Civil Service Commission immediately to the State House of Assembly for screening to enable the commission to oversee the promotion process.

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He submitted that “In fact, the former Accountant-General of the state told me yesterday that those of 2016 and 2017 have cleared, but you hear her (Beatrice Itubo) go to say that we have not paid for 15 months. That is unfair.

“How will a government, which has never happened in this state, that built a secretariat for NLC and TUC at the same time be anti-labour?

“Now that she has left, to welcome you, we are going to start the promotion process. I didn’t want her to take credit. You should take the credit.

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“So, there is nothing the government cannot do for you if we have a good relationship. There is how you go about it. You don’t go about plotting against the downfall of a government that will also affect the welfare of your members.”

Wike wondered why the civil service in the state is not supporting one of their own who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Siminialayi Fubara.

He stated that “So, I thought that the civil service, the union ought to have taken it up themselves to say this campaign is our own, that we are getting one of us now who will be in charge of the affairs of this State.

“The deputy (running mate) is also experienced in civil service jobs. She has also been a permanent secretary, became a commissioner and a lecturer.

“We don’t need to come and speak to you. You are the ones to take it upon yourselves. Can we miss this opportunity now?

“I am not a civil servant, so, it even took me time to understand the rudiment of civil service bureaucracy and all that.

“Now, this is somebody, who has passed through these levels; from the junior cader up to senior cader to Permanent Secretary and become Accountant-General. So, who is more qualified to preside over the state?

“It is not all these people who are in private businesses. Private business is not public service. When you come in you’ll know it’s a different ball game.”