The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Anambra State, said it received 1, 746 petitions from January to July 31.
Mrs. Emelda Nwajiofor-Okoli, the new PCC Federal Commissioner for Anambra, said this in her office on Thursday.
Nwajiofor-Okoli said out of the figure, 236 cases were successfully resolved during the same period.
She commended the people of the state for their confidence in the capacity of the Ombudsman to resolve civil matters and their courage to report cases to the commission.
Nwajiofor-Okoli, who was sworn in on July 5, alongside 37 commissioners, took over from Mr. Samben Nwosu, who left after the tenure of three years.
The commissioner extolled the efforts of her predecessors in laying a solid foundation, which she promised to consolidate and improve.
She said the commission under her watch, would embark on massive public enlightenment to bring activities of the PCC to the knowledge of people, unaware of its existence.
Nwajiofor-Okoli promised to priorities staff welfare and ensures that they gave their bests to the service.
“We have a permanent building and standard system of operations here, put in place by my predecessors.
“Under my watch, we’ll ensure that the mandate of PCC is delivered. Our public enlightenment will be more aggressive and inter-agency collaboration will be stronger.
“I have seen that the staff is willing to work, I seek their cooperation to render optimal and efficient service to the public.”
Nwajiofor-Okoli urged residents to continue to explore the PCC alternative for dispute resolution as the Ombudsman was set up to provide free, fair, and accessible service to the populace.
She said the PCC remained a grievance-handling body, insulated from politics with an independent status, adding that it also played the role of a watchman that received complaints from aggrieved persons who suffered any form of administrative wrong.
