ABIA GOV SACKS SSG, SPECIAL ADVISERS AND COMMISSIONERS IN CABINET SHAKEUP

The Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the immediate dissolution of the state Executive Council.

This was contained in a statement signed by Mr.Onyii Wamah, Permanent Secretary of the Abia Government House and posted on the state government’s official website on Friday night.

According to Mr. Wamah, the governor retained his Chief of Staff, Mr Sunny Nwakodo, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Obinna Oriaku. 

Among those who retained his position is the Honourable Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, Chief Umeh Kalu (SAN).

The statement not provide any reason for the sack of the Commissioners, Special Advisers, as well as Senior Special Assistants and the SSG.

According to reports monitored from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the dissolution was coming after the Commissioners took turns to present their scorecards at a Forum attended by the Governor between May 28 and 29.

The statement by the Permanent Secretary also announced the appointment of three Special Advisers to the Governor, including the former Commissioner for Works, Mr Eziuche Ubani, who was appointed as the Special Adviser on Works and Project Monitoring.

Other appointees included Mr Emma Nwabuko and Mr Solomon Ogunji, who were appointed as Special Adviser/Personal Secretary to the Governor and Special Adviser on Urban Renewal, respectively. 

(NAN)