The Honourable Chief Commissioner, Honourable Bashir Abubakar, MFR alongside the 36 Federal Commissioners representing the 36 states of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recently had a 2- day plenary sessions to review performance and to set workable agenda in the years ahead.
Presiding during the 2-day plenary sessions, the Honourable Chief Commissioner, Honourable. Bashir Abubakar, MFR, thanked President Bola Ahmed, Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly as well as relevant government organs and Committees for providing a workable budgetary allocation to the Commission which shall logically help the Commission to positively impact in the lives of the citizenry and residents in the country.
The PCC Chief further applauded the commitments and giant strides of the 37 PCC Federal Commissioners in their fight against Administrative Injustice.
“I am fully aware that you are all doing your job with high spirits of patriotism despite unavailability of required financial resources, but I can assure you all that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel” Bashir Abubakar promised.
The Chief Ombudsman further made it known that his administration shall not let any stone unturned until most the cases that are presently pilling up in Nigerian courts are reduced to the nearest minimum in view of the recent evolving free quality service being currently rendered by PCC to the people and urged them all to seriously continue their good works specifically in ensuring rapid response in resolving complaints that are brought before the Commission.
Furthermore , the Honourable Chief Commissioner disclosed that the robust staff welfare package as earlier promised remains one of his major priorities, while at the same time underscoring the critical importance of discipline and work ethics as a pivotal of success in any serious organization which recently prompted the Commission to ease out two erring members of Staff who violated principle of confidentiality when they posted unauthorized official documents on various social media platforms.
The PCC top echelon assured that all arrears owing members of staff shall be fully paid as soon as possible.
” The era of indiscipline in the Commission is over”, the PCC Chief asserted.
The Honourable Chief Ombudsman of the Federation informed the gathering that there shall be transfer as soon as issues of all arrears are settled because the Commission ought to have her presence in all the 774 Local Government Areas in the country and he promised to that the intending transfer shall not be carried out with any sentiments whatsoever but in strict compliance with the provisions of extant rules and regulations.
Honourable Bashir Abubakar, MFR intimated the attendees about the forth coming Commission 50th anniversary otherwise known as Ombudsman Day which shall come up in October this year 2025 which shall attract President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the NASS Leadership, National and International dignitaries as well as advocates of Social Justice, Human Rights Defenders and Public Protectors.
