ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
By Chizoba Okeke/Gloria Abugu :
The Anambra State House of Assembly has confirmed names of those nominated by Gov. Chukwuma Soludo as Board members of the State Civil Service Commission.
This followed the presentation of a report presented by the Chairman House Committee on Screening and Election Matters, Chief Chukwuma Okoye (Awka South II) during the plenary session.
Chief Okoye who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House, while presenting the report noted that the nominees had appeared before the Committee and answered questions posed to them satisfactorily.
He said that the Committee therefore recommended that the members be confirmed based on the conviction that they are capable to do the job for which they were nominated
The House resolved into the Committee of the whole where the nominees introduced themselves after which the recommendations of the Screening committee was adopted by all following a motion moved by Mr Noble Igwe representing Ogbaru Constituency 1 and seconded by Mr Patrick Udoba of Anambra West Constituency.
The Speaker of the House , Mr Somtochukwu Udeze who presided over the plenary, thereafter put it to voice vote where the lawmakers unanimously confirmed them as members of the Anambra State Civil Service Commission.
Udeze enjoined the five man board members to be dedicated and work in partnership with other relevant agencies to promote peace and development.
In a vote of thanks, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Anthony Ezenwaka thanked the lawmakers for the confirmation and promised not to be an ally but to work in the interest of the Civil service of the state and in collaboration with government for peace and progress.
The House also confirmed and approved the nomination of Mr Charles Okocha as Substantive Auditor General of Anambra State and Mrs Josephine Anyaegbunam as Auditor General for Local Government after adopting the reports presented by the House Committee on screening and election matters.
The House also went further to confirm and approve Mr Anthony Ughanu as new Acting clerk of the State Assembly.
*Chizoba and Gloria are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State