I 'll restore dignity of civil service if elected gov - Sampson Orji . Vows to demystify office of gov * Says good govt doesn't need taskforce for revenue drive

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I ‘ll restore dignity of civil service if elected gov – Sampson Orji

. Vows to demystify office of gov

* Says good govt doesn’t need taskforce for revenue drive

By Steve Oko

Former Commissioner for Commerce, Abia State, Dr . Sampson Orji ( SCOURJ), has promised to reform the civil service to restore the dignity of civil servants through reward and saction system.

Orji who made the promise while addressing newsmen in Umuahia after declaring his intention to run for the 2023 governorship race lamented the value erosion in the civil service which he blamed on a number of factors but promised to make civil service and enviable profession if voted into power.

The former Commissioner said that Government did not need to engage any taskforce or touts to force people to pay tax if it had been responsible enough in management of resources.

He explained that citizens would willingly pay tax and other financial obligations if they see evidence of accountability and fiscal responsibility on the part of Government.

“Government doesn’t need to chase people around with taskforce to pay tax if they see that Government is working. People will simply comply”.

Stressing the need for Government to win the confidence of the people through transparency and openness, the Abam, Arochukwu-born business guru promised to demystify the office of the Governor if voted into power.

He said he would mandate the Ministry of Finance to publish quarterly revenue and allocations coming to the state and how they are spent.

The former Commissioner also promised to clear the unnecessary protocols restricting the grass root from accessing the Governor, promising to hold regular town hall meetings in every council to feel the pulse of the people.

Orji who is seeking the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also promised to establish Elders Council comprising elder statesmen for their wise counsels.

The former Commissioner who said he had zero tolerance for corruption assured that Abia would witness infrastructural transformation under his watch through through Built and Transfer ( BaT) or Private Public Partnership ( PPA) arrangement.

” I will build a quarterly public accountability forum. I won’t take a dime from public funds and won’t tolerate any form of corruption”, Orji who stormed the PDP secretariat with a team of Assemblies of God pastors vowed.

He also promised to create opportunity for wealthy Abians to invest in the state, saying he would restore public confidence in Government.

Orji who said he was in the race to win but not at all cost, noted that the only way the PDP could wriggle out of the controversy over ‘strange zoning’ was to conduct ” free, fair and credible primaries”.

He warned that PDP would get protest vote at the polls if an unpopular candidate were imposed on the party.

Responding, the Chairman of PDP, Dr. Asiforo Okere, promised that the party would give a level play ground to all aspirants.

Okere said that PDP would not play into the hands of the opposition.

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