Ebonyi State’s Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced the suspension of 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, and 38 other aides for one month for being absent at a key government event.
The action came in a statement on Monday night by the Ebonyi Governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Dr Monday Uzor.
However, the function they missed was not mentioned.
The statement further reads: “The governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has directed that the underlisted government functionaries proceed on one-month working suspension without salary for failure to attend an important government function.”
Affected commissioners include the Commissioner for Works, Mr Stanley Mbam, and Commissioner for Finance, Prof Leonard Uguru.
Others are the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Dr Mathew Nwobashi; Environment Commissioner, Mr Victor Chukwu; and Information Commissioner, Chief Ikeuwa Omebe.
Suspended permanent secretaries include: Dr Lawrence Ezeogo, Dr Isioma Arunne-Inyang, Mrs Rose Ibe, Mrs Ogechi Nwobashi, Mrs Theresa Anwu and Dr Lynda Alo.
Also, the 14 suspended Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) include: Mrs Bessy Chukwu, Mrs Rose Ofoke, Mr Kieran Ofoke and Chief Anthony Nwegede, among others.
The 24 affected Special Assistants (SAs) include: Mr Emmanuel Mbam, Mr Tobias Ogbonna, Mr Easy Okike-Uzor, Mr Obinna Oko-Enyim and Mr Chima Okoro.
Others are Mr Amaechi Nwali, Mr Henry Nwele, Mr Isaac Ogodo-Ali, and Mr Godwin Nwoba, among several more named in the statement.
NAN
