Delta Govt Demotes 2 Engineers For Certifying Bad Projects

Delta State government has sanctioned two engineers for issuing certificates of job completion on road projects which were yet to be completed.

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had earlier cautioned that there would be no sacred cows in the quest to ensure quality project delivery and value -for=money for Deltans.

The affected officers, Engr Gabriel Evuarhere and Engr Samuel Nwokolobia, were demoted from deputy director to assistant director and assistant director to chief engineer respectively.

The action was sequel to a letter conveying the outcome of a disciplinary committee signed by William Ogolokpe for the Head of Service.

“That you Engr Gabriel Evuarhere is found culpable of corruption, dishonesty and failure to adhere to laid down procedure and thereby reduced you in rank by one salary grade level from the post of deputy director (Civil Engineer) SGL 16 to that of assistant director (Civil Engineer), SGL 15 with effect from January 1, 2024.

“That you Engr Samuel Nwokolobia is found culpable of corruption, dishonesty and failure to adhere to laid down procedure and thereby reduced you in rank by one salary grade level from the post of assistant director (Civil Engineer) SGL 15 to that of chief civil engineer, SGL 14 with effect from January 1, 2024.

“Accordingly, your next promotion to the post of deputy director and assistant director will now take effect from January 1, 2028 and January 1, 2027 respectively,” the letter read.

Recall that at a recent ceremony in Asaba, Oborevwori particularly appealed to the disciplinary committee to temper justice with mercy by commuting the sentence from outright dismissal from service to reduction in rank.

He warned that subsequent offenders would face the full wrath of the law.