NOMINEES for appointment as commissioners in Cross River State are to undergo mandatory integrity and aptitude tests.
A statement signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Professor Ben Ayade, said the nominees would have to undergo the aptitude test before their names would be forwarded to the State House of Assembly for confirmation.
According to the statement, the appointment of chairmen and members of boards, agencies and parastatals as well as special advisers would also follow the same routine. Ita emphasized that all
nominees for appointments as commissioners would also undergo integrity test.”
He said the governor believes that every would- be appointee in the State must be subjected to ethical measurement to ascertain whether or not they can function in the new order, where accountability and transparency are the watchwords.
Consequently, the governor has set up a selection committee to oversee the process. Renowned Abuja- based lawyer, Mr. Paul Erokoro, is the chairman of the committee, which has prominent woman leader and politician, Rev (Mrs) Grace Ekanem and Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr. Martin Orim, as members.
