The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno has warned his political appointees who are still loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that drastic action would be taken against them.
The warning comes barely 48 hours after the governor sacked two appointees for flouting his order to attend the just concluded national convention of the PDP.
Speaking at the swearing in of the new head of the Civil Service (HoCS), Elsie Anietie Peters, the governor declared that his administration would continue to remain adversarial to appointees who would not commit their total loyalty to him.
“You cannot serve two masters at the same time, those who eat on the table of the King must stand up to be counted, so anyone who is not willing to serve in a government area is free to go,” he warned.
The secretary to the state government (SSG), Prince Enobong Uwah, said Peters’ swearing-in reaffirms the administration’s commitment to positioning the civil service for greater professionalism and improved productivity.
The new HoCS, it was learnt, was named following the retirement of the former HoCS, Elder Effiong Essien, and has been urged to see her appointment as a call to duty and a decisive step toward revitalising the state’s administrative structure towards a seamless reforms process.
