The Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha through his Special Assistant on Information & Communications Technology, ICT,Ik Ogbonna have responded to the criticism from all quarters directed to their government due to the purported sacking of over 3000 staffs from different parastatals in Imo state.He took to his facebook page to share the statement where he wrote,
RE: 3000 IMO STATE WORKERS SACKED
It is pertinent at this point to clear the air on some misappropriated insinuations from various quarters that the Imo State Government has sacked over 3000 workers of the state.
The Imo State Government and, of course, the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, are law abiding and know the civil service rules and terms of service, and therefore would not embark on dismissal of any worker without due process.
The truth is that no Imo State worker has been disengaged from service. The affected workers were only suspended following the recommendation of the committee which carried out performance audit on the state government's parastatals/agencies/departments. It will be a great disservice to the good people of Imo State and the government to continue spending the meagre allocation of the state on Agencies/Parastatals/Departments that are not productive nor rendering quality services to the people of the state.
Moreover, a large number of the staff in the affected Agencies/Parastatals/Departments were seconded from ministries. The State Government has directed them to return to their parent ministries, this simply implies that this group of workers are not affected in the suspension neither have they lost their jobs. Also, by the agreement of the government with the concessionaires, they (concessionaires) are under obligation to employ as much workers they meet as possible depending on what they need (manpower/skills).
With the clearly stated realities/conditions above, it is obvious that over two-third number of the workers in the affected Agencies/Parastatals/Departments still have their jobs while the government takes further evaluation and decisions as to what will be the fate of the affected workers.
It is instructive to note that concessioned agencies like Ochiedike Diagnostic and Renal Centre, Water Board etc are now fully functional and even making money for the state government.
Ik Ogbonna, anipr
Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Information & Communications Technology, ICT
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