FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN CITY
Edo State Local Service Commission, LGC, Wednesday directed heads of local government adminstration across the 18 local government councils to go on compulsory leave.
Chairman of the commission, Kabiru Adjoto, gave the directive while briefing journalists on the outcome of the commission’s visit to the 18 local government councils.
According to Adjoto, the compulsory leave would last for 30 working days, after which it would be reviewed, adding that the affected heads of local government had been equally directed to hand over to the director of Administrative and General Services.
Adjoto, who was flanked by other members of the commission, said the measure became necessary to allow for thorough assessment for improved administrative operation at the local government level.
The chairman disclosed that in the process of the digitalisation, 382 shadow files were detected, while 132 retired files were found.
