Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has been commended for his commitment in ensuring public office holders’ strict compliance with the rules of the Code of Conduct Bureau, describing it as exceptional and worthy of emulation.
Chairman of the Bureau, Prof. Mohammed Isah, gave the commendation when he led members of the Board of the Bureau on a courtesy visit on the governor to the Government House, Enugu.
Prof. Isah stated that the governor has been very supportive to the establishment in terms of enforcement of the Code of Conduct rules.
He expressed gladness that Gov. Ugwuanyi ensured that the public office holders (Exco members) who served during his first term in office duly declared their assets before collecting their severance allowance, stating that “no state has done it before”.
He urged the governor to continue his good works in fighting corruption and called on other leaders in the country to emulate his good gesture.
According to him, “Enugu is one of the well established and highly developed states, by all standards, in Nigeria. A lot of investments have been made in Enugu State and this is a result of good governance of His Excellency (Ugwuanyi) and his predecessors”.
The Chairman disclosed that the Bureau’s approval to establish its South East Zonal office in Enugu to enable them expand their services as well as investigate and prosecute all cases of non-compliance in the zone.
“We have investigators, we have prosecutors. In all the state offices, we don’t have investigation and prosecution units but with the development of the establishment of zonal offices, when they come on board, we are going to have investigators and prosecutors”, he said.
Prof. Isah informed the governor that they are in Enugu for the nationwide enlightenment workshop for public officers on the imperative of strict compliance with asset declaration and Code of Conduct, which commences on Thursday.
Responding, Ugwuanyi, welcomed the Chairman and members of the Board to the state,. He endorsed the exercise, disclosing that “the public officers of our state are adequately mobilized and ready for this important engagement with your Bureau”.
