Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dame Alabota Anengi Claude-Wilcox has felicitated with staff of the Bonny Local Government Council, as well as workers the world over as they celebrate the 2024 May Day.

Dame Claude-Wilcox came out with this on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in a commemorative message made exclusively available to Kristina Reports via her Press Secretary, Boma Waribor, in Bonny, Rivers State.

She extolled their sterling contributions to the effectiveness and efficiency of her administration, noting that their efforts have ensured that the people of Bonny LGA continue to enjoy optimum service delivery and good governance.

Referencing her efforts in improving the lives of her staff such as the rehabilitation of the LG Council Secretariat, rebuilding of the Council Store, renovation of the Council Auditorium, and reroofing of the old Council building, Dame Claude-Wilcox said all these were geared towards fostering a more work-friendly environment for them.

She further pointed out that the prompt payment of salaries, emoluments and entitlements were to demonstrate that her staff were indeed dear to her heart.

She also referenced the rebuilding of the Bonny Integrated Recruitment Centre (BIRC) and sanitization of the mode of operations there, saying this was to foster a more seamlessly work environment and engagement protocols.

The Bonny LGA number one citizen also pointed to the seamless synergy with the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and other allied workers’ unions in pursuance of workers’ welfare.

She asserted that the unique and invaluable contributions of workers to drive governance initiatives, implement public policy and engender a people-oriented leadership, especially in the grassroots cannot be overemphasized.

She hailed them for the expertise, experience and exceptional passion they infuse into their work, stressing that these were sterling qualities that the world is celebrating them for, urging them to keep it up.