Comrade Shaibu Warns Heads Of Ministries, Permanent Secretaries To Guard Against Looting

Outgoing Edo Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has warned Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to guard against looting of government properties by political appointees as the current government of Governor Godwin Obaseki winds down.
He noted that incoming government will hold liable any Head of Ministry, Department or Agency, if the political appointees loot any government property.

“The Permanent Secretaries and Directors must know that it is their responsibility to protect the properties because these political aides (Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners, Special Advisers/Assistants, and Senior Special Advisers/Assistants) are government appointees who are also leaving on November 11.

So, the failure of Permanent Secretaries and heads of these MDAs to act means they will be held responsible for giving an account of their inventories. Removing fixed items and government properties is a crime and unacceptable.

Permanent Secretaries and heads of MDAs should, therefore, guard against such criminality or face consequences. All political appointees must equally desist from such actions, which may land them in trouble”, Hon Shauib ordered.