Uduaghan says Accountant-General irresponsible for abandoning office
(Nigeria) Outgoing Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State,
has said that the Accountant-General of the state, Mr Cyril Agbele, was an
irresponsible man for abandoning office six days ago.
The governor stated this when serving and retired permanent
secretaries in the state, paid him a farewell visit in Asaba on Thursday.
``The Accountant-General has disappeared in the last six
days. On Thursday, we met and I told him we have some payments to make for the
swearing-in of incoming government.
``He did not object. He did not say no and on Sunday, I
called him but he was not picking my calls. On Monday, his phones were switched
off and on Tuesday, he sent in a paper that he was sick. By Wednesday, he sent
in a memo. I find this act very inconsistent and irresponsible.’’
According to him, the accountant-general’s action is in bad
faith.
He expressed surprise that after a fruitful discussion on
arrangements for the inauguration of the new administration, including security
and entertainment, the AG made himself incommunicado.
``If there is something that I am doing that is not right,
he should be free to tell me rather than disappearing. Just imagine, running
the affairs of the state for a week without funds, even security men have
started withdrawing from their posts across the state.
``It is a conspiracy to grind my administration to a halt
and an attempt to set me up on a collision course with the incoming
administration. I think he is very irresponsible’’, he said.
Uduaghan urged the permanent secretaries to be good mentors
to others, noting that civil servants were keys to the growth of the country.
``At a time in this country, there was a strong civil
service, whatever industry this country had, was made possible by civil
servants, he said.
Earlier, the Head of Service, Mr Patrick Origho, told the
governor that civil servants in the state were happy with his antecedents and
wished him well in his future endeavour.
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