Breaking news: Governor Ikpeazu Sacks Commissioners, SSG, Special Assistants In Abia State

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia
has dissolved the state executive
council.


The dissolution was contained in a
statement signed and posted on the
state government’s official website by
the Permanent Secretary, Government
House, Onyii Wamah, in the late hours of
Friday, June 16, 2017.


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

It is also understood that the governor
retained his Commissioner for Justice
and Attorney-General of the state, Umeh
Kalu (SAN).


No reason was, however, given for the
sack of the other commissioners, special
advisers as well as senior special
assistants and the SSG.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the dissolution followed the
presentation of their scorecards at a
forum attended by the governor on May
28 and 29.

The statement also announced the
appointment of three special advisers to
the governor, including the former
Commissioner for Works, Eziuche Ubani,
who was appointed as special adviser on
works and project monitoring.

Others were Emma Nwabuko and
Solomon Ogunji, who were appointed as
special adviser/personal secretary to the
governor and special adviser on urban
renewal, respectively.