BY AGNES NWORIE, ABAKALIKI
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked his appointees who were members of the Boards, Commissions and Development Centers in the state.
Umahi, in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Kenneth Ugbala, on Monday, mandated the sacked appointees to return all government properties in their possession on or before March 21, 2023.
“His Excellency the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi, has approved the immediate dissolution of Boards, Commissions, and Development Centre Coordinators, except Ebonyi State University Governing Council.
“In view of the foregoing, the Development Centre Coordinators are to handover all government property in their possession, including their official vehicles to the office of the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, on or before the close of work on Tuesday 21st March, 2023.
“Similarly, the Boards and Commissions are to handover government property in their possession to their parent Ministries on or before the close of work on Tuesday 21st March, 2023.
“The government shall constitute a transition committee who will advise the government whether to reconstitute, the Boards, Commissions and Development Centre Coordinators or leave it for the incoming administration.
“For your information, State Government has taken note of members of the Boards, Commissions and Development Centre Coordinators who served very well in their various offices and would be accommodated during reconstitution. All concerned must comply immediately to this important Government directive,” the statement said.
