{"id":286828,"date":"2023-09-01T17:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=286828"},"modified":"2023-09-01T17:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:37:05","slug":"abia-govt-disengages-workers-employed-towards-end-of-ikpeazus-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/01\/abia-govt-disengages-workers-employed-towards-end-of-ikpeazus-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia govt disengages workers employed towards end of Ikpeazu\u2019s tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Affected public servants are all those recruited from December 2022 till date<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Says employment\u00a0was campaign recruitment<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Abia State Government has disengaged all public servants recruited towards the end of the tenure of the immediate-past Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.<\/p>\n<p>A circular dated August 31, 2022, and signed by the Head of Service, Lady Joy Maduka, gave the affected public servants as all those recruited from December 2022 till date.<\/p>\n<p>It read: \u201cFollowing the on-going reorganization in the Abia State Public Service and in line with the provision of the Abia State Public Service Rules I write to advise you that His Excellency, Governor of Abia State has directed the disengagement of all staff employed into the Abia State Public Service from December. 2022 til date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, any further directive(s) of His Excellency on this matter shall be communicated in due course. Please take steps to implement immediately and according to His Excellency\u2019s directive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/12\/why-gov-otti-ordered-20-toyota-branded-vans-innoson-motors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Alex Otti<\/a> said the directive was a decision of the State Executive Council.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Kazie Uko, said the past administration resorted to mass recruitment towards its exit from power.<\/p>\n<p>He said that such action should not be encouraged, hence the State Executive Council decided to reverse it in the interest of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d That recruitment was campaign recruitment and we said we would not allow it. 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