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Cleric urges C’River gov to sack underperforming appointees

From The Punch · () English

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  • Archbishop Josef Bassey has urged Cross River Governor Bassey Otu to remove appointees he says are weak, self-promoting or unable to execute the administration’s agenda.
  • Bassey called for a cabinet reshuffle and said public appointments should not serve as political settlements.
  • He praised ongoing public-service reforms and expressed support for Otu’s religious commitment.

Archbishop Josef Bassey has delivered a blunt message to Cross River Governor Bassey Otu: officials who cannot turn the administration’s plans into results should leave office.

Speaking to journalists in Calabar, Bassey accused some appointees of slowing government policies and working against the governor’s agenda. He said Cross River could not afford to carry such officials into the next phase of the administration.

Government appointments must not become political settlements. We have lost too much time for such frivolity. You can lose with a good team, but you cannot win without one.

— Archbishop Josef BasseyHe called for more competent appointments in the Cross River government.

“Government appointments must not become political settlements. We have lost too much time for such frivolity. You can lose with a good team, but you cannot win without one,” he said. He compared some officials to brakes being applied while the government pressed the accelerator.

The archbishop called for a cabinet reshuffle to bring in people with competence and the ability to deliver measurable results. “If a man cannot take obsessive ownership of the governor’s vision and practically translate it into measurable reality, he should not occupy strategic public office,” he said.

If he lacks competence, remove him. If he cannot execute, replace him. If his loyalty is not to the state and the administration’s dreams and goals, drop him.

— Archbishop Josef BasseyHe outlined the standards he said appointees should meet.

Bassey also criticised officials he said focused on self-promotion and personal gain. “If his principal achievement in government is promoting himself and seeking personal gain, send him home and find someone capable of promoting Cross River,” he said.

His demands came alongside praise for the administration’s public and civil service reforms. Bassey said the restructured system should hold officials accountable for results. He also commended Otu’s public identification with God, describing it as an answer to the prayers of Cross River residents.

If his principal achievement in government is promoting himself and seeking personal gain, send him home and find someone capable of promoting Cross River.

— Archbishop Josef BasseyHe criticised officials he accused of self-promotion.
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