Umahi sacks State Executive Council members
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DAVID Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, has sacked his State Executive Council with immediate effect.
Kenneth Ugbala, secretary to the State Government, SSG, who announced the dissolution after the council’s meeting on Friday, May in Abakaliki, said that some key officers were not affected by the dissolution.
Those not affected are SSG, Cletus Ofoke, attorney general and commissioner for justice, Orlando Nweze, commissioner for finance, and Uchenna Orji, commissioner for information; Stanley Okoro Emegha, commissioner for Border Peace; Chioma Nweze, SSA Investment, and Onyekachi Nwebonyi, commissioner for Capital City.
Commissioner for Road Infrastructure Concession, Nweze Kings, and his counterpart in charge of Works, Ogbonnaya Obasi as well as the SSA on Welfare and Rev Fr Abraham Nwali, Religious Matters, are also to remain.
The special assistants to the Governor office of the Deputy Governor, Capital City, Finance, Parks, Media and Medicals are also to remain in their positions.
Also all personal assistants to the governor are also not affected by the dissolution.
Ugbala said the dissolution is to enable the government to carry out an appraisal of their performances
He said the dissolution does not mean that it is the end of the road for the affected exco members, pointing out they may still come back after the appraisal.
– May 28, 2021 @ 7:33 GMT |
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