Politics
GOV. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has pledged to uphold the values of justice and fairness to all.
Sule said this while receiving a delegation from the Public Complaints Commission, led by its Chairman, Mr Philip Iyakwari, in Lafia on Friday.
He applauded the commission for its role in defending the public, especially civil servants and the defenceless in society.
Sule assured that the state government would continue to partner with agencies and institutions such as the commission to ensure equity, justice and fairness to all, especially at all levels of the public service.
The governor also promised to operate an inclusive administration, urging the commission to also defend cheated politicians at election petition tribunals.
He said by defending politicians who failed at the polls or who were swindled of victory, the commission would serve as a cornerstone for Nigerians with good intention.
Sule assured the commission of appropriate funding to protect politicians who might not be able to defend themselves at the tribunals.
“It is important that when people fall in that category, they will have a fall-back position and the fall back position is the public defender which is the commission,” the governor said.
Besides, Sule said the state government was creating an area adjacent to the CBN complex in Lafia for federal government agencies.
“We have an area that can take about seven institutions, we want to beautify Lafia, as such we want to give standards of the kind of structures that will be erected on the site,” he said.
Iyakwari had earlier said the commission was established to correct ills in the public service and nurture a fair and just environment.
He explained that such environment encouraged officials of both public and private institutions to accept fairness and justice as legitimate competitors with efficiency and effectiveness.
The chairman of the PCC noted that most cases recorded by the commission bordered on getting compensation and payment of retirement benefits as well as wrongful dismissal from service.
Others include difficulty in getting insurance companies to pay claims, failure to get refund of amounts over paid to tax authorities and complaints against law courts, he added.
“Permit me to use this medium to advise all aggrieved persons in Nasarawa State not to resort to unlawful means to obtain redress from whatever grievances they may have.
“They should rather channel those grievances to the commission for redress as the services of the commission are absolutely free,” he said.
Iyakwari however complained of lack of a befitting office accommodation, operational vehicles and lack of cooperation from some state and local government officials. (NAN)
– Aug. 9, 2019 @ 13:12 GMT |
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