Chain of command in LGED
Recently, the Chief Engineer (CE) of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) issued a letter concerning the chain of command in the LGED. Some officers are writing letters directly to higher authorities, bypassing intermediate officials. The CE has requested all concerned not to do so for the sake of chain of command. It is clear from the directive that he is very much worried about the chain of command in the LGED. It is only likely that one occurrence will be followed by another .
Obviously, this cannot ensure good governance . In these circumstances, I want to draw the attention of the CE to certain matters. The CE should allow LGED field level employees and officials to practise democracy not through procession but by co-ordination meetings with high officials, like the CE himself, to put an end to the anomalies in the organisation.
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