EBONYI State Governor, David Umahi, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
This was announced by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Kenneth Ugbala, after the council’s meeting on Friday, 28th May 2021, in Abakaliki.
“The dissolution is in phases”, He said while pointing out 83 of the 106 members of the council that were affected in the first phase.
Some of those not affected, according to him, include the SSG, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Cletus Ofoke; Commissioner for Finance, Orlando Nweze and Commissioner for Information, Uchenna Orji.
Others are Commissioner for Border Peace, Stanley Okoro Emegha; SSA Investment, Chioma Nweze and Commissioner for Capital City, Onyekachi Nwebonyi.
Commissioner for Road Infrastructure Concession, Nweze Kings and his counterpart in charge of Works, Ogbonnaya Obasi, as well as the SSA on Welfare and Religious Matters, Rev Fr Abraham Nwali, were also not affected.
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.
He also stated that, all Personal Assistants to the Governor were not affected by the dissolution.
Ugbala said the dissolution was to enable the government carry out an appraisal of their performances.
The dissolution does not mean it is the end of the road for the affected officers, they may still come back after the appraisals are concluded, he said.
The SSG also noted that the dissolution was to strengthen the operations of the government which clocks two years on Saturday 29th May 2021.
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