Acting SEC DG Gwarzo on the left (right of Arunma Oteh)
Alhaji Mournir Gwarzo was two days ago made acting SEC DG and in typical fashion he has started by doing away with the old. According to Thisday, Alhaji Mournir Gwarzo has effected a major re-deployment of top management staff to various departments in the commission and in states across the country.
For example, Thisday also reports everyone in the former DG’s office had been reposted, including the former special adviser on media to Oteh, Mr. Obi Adindu who is now the Divisional Head, Investor Education.
Whilst this is typical with Government agencies what is also not surprising were his subliminal remarks disparaging the immediate past DG.
Here is how Thisday reported it;
Earlier on Tuesday, during a staff get- together party organised by the commission, Gwarzo had said a rebranding was necessary to redeem a decade of battered image due to abuse of rights of its officials.
He stressed that the fundamental human rights of staff of the commission had been violated in the past 15 years resulting in-house strife.
He further vowed that under his watch, the commission would be returned to the lost traditional core values it was hitherto noted for, adding that the issue of human rights would be paramount under the new regime.
He however, warned the staff unions not to abuse the rights accorded them.
According to him: “The era of fighting has passed, because there will be nothing to fight for. The issues on ground have been amicably resolved, so what do we fight for again?”
Continuing, he said: “I thank the union and I want to assure you that you should hold me accountable for your commitment to the commission, I am one of you, I know everybody by face, you know that I know the issues on ground, and you know that 10, 15 years ago things were not the way they supposed to be based on how we used to behave. So I want you all to go back to the good old days where there was respect for each other. We as executive management will continue to ensure that no stone is left unturned.”
Let’s just hope the New Leadership in SEC will give us the type of strong regulation we desire and not take us back to the days of flirting around with captains of the private sector.
