The chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state, Friday Ovoke Warri, has vowed that the full implementation of SERVICOM in the council shall be adhered to strictly even as he urged civil servants to diligently perform their duties and report to duty posts irrespective of location.
Warri warned against the attitude of some workers who have taken every last day of the week as a public holiday and still expect full government benefits.
The council boss who disclosed this Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Senior Policy Adviser to the governor, Funkekeme Solomon with a team of SERVICOM on him in his office, Oleh, expressed gratitude to Solomon for dedicating time to visit the council to enlighten staff and management about the purpose of SERVICOM.
Warri assured the SERVICOM team that he would collaborate with the relevant stakeholders to ensure the success of SERVICOM in Isoko South without delay, promising that staff and management would leverage on SERVICOM to enhance their performance and add value to service delivery in pursuit of achieving the MORE Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
According to Warri, “SERVICOM, from what I know, is centered on delivering excellent service to our people; effective communication is a two-way street, and the same principle applies to service delivery. Prior to assuming the position of chairman, I made a commitment to myself to lead with a structured approach, rather than operating in diaspora, I pledged to prioritise delivering exceptional service to the people. If I am not coming to work, it will be challenging to hold other staff members who are not coming to work accountable.
“Despite certain challenges, I maintain a consistent presence. However, for civil servants, every Friday is effectively a public holiday; they are notably absent. It’s not easy to pay the new minimum wage, but in Isoko South we are doing the needful, all thanks to our M.O.R.E. agenda government. For us to deliver, the government needs to take a stand. I visited Ikpide-Irri on the assumption of office and met only one teacher, who happened to be the headmistress. We have to take immediate action, but sometimes top officials of the civil service frustrate the posting of staff to rural areas; it’s not good” He added
Earlier in his speech, the Senior Policy Adviser to the governor, Funkekeme Solomon who led the Service Compact for All Nigerians, SERVICOM, to the council informed the management and staff that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had directed the re-introduction of SERVICOM as an integral component for the execution and success of his MORE Agenda.
“We are here as a follow-up to our previous visit. Servcom is centered on service delivery; it pertains to delivering service under the M.O.R.E. agenda. Every local government chairman serves as a mini governor. I must commend the chairman of Isoko South for exemplary service delivery in Isoko South; your reports are ubiquitous.
*We have established a whistleblowing line to solicit feedback on the projects in their area across the state; we anticipate all councils to implement similar mechanisms at the local level by engaging the public. The More Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is highly relevant, so agents of service delivery must be integrated by informing them of the principles of acceptable service delivery.”, the Senior Policy Adviser stated.
