The Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has announced the suspension of three Commissioners in his cabinet.
The affected Commissioners are; Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment) and Ikeuwa Omebe (Rural Development).
Briefing Newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Monday, the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor said they were suspended for one month for being absent without any permission.
Mr Okpor further explained that the suspended commissioners have been relieved of all the privileges attached to their offices within the duration of the suspension.
He noted that the Governor had warned against absenteeism and lackadaisical attitude to work by public servants of the state.
The Commissioner pointed out that the Governor used the opportunity to direct all the contractors handling government projects in the state to expedite efforts in the delivery of such projects in accordance with contractual agreements, warning that government would not hesitate to use all legal means to enforce compliance.
He stated that as part of the State Government’s efforts to advance the infrastructural needs at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Afikpo, the Executive Council approved the execution of the following projects: Staff quarters, Female hostel and Health Clinic projects.
“This is in line with His Excellency’s resolve to compliment the Renewed Hope initiative of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to provide a conducive environment for both staff and corps members of the scheme”, the Commissioner said.
He further revealed that the council approved N40million for the ministry of Water Resources to construct a central water store with emphasis on the need to protect the ministry’s equipment and consumables.
The Commissioner further made public that the Victorious EBSU Faculty of Law Team comprising Michael Agu-Ebeke, Ibor Cynthia Nwamaka and their guardian, Dr. (Mrs) Chioma Vivian Iteshi, who represented Nigeria at the 33rd Christof Heyns African Moot Court Competition held in Kigali Rwanda in 2024 were admitted into the prestigious Ebonyi State Honour Awardees in recognition of their trailblazing achievement.
“In one of the fiercest tests of legal brilliance in the African continent, the Ebonyi State University team emerged victorious defeating other 68 Anglophone and 15 Francophone teams in a keenly contested battle of legal knowledge thereby becoming the first Nigerian faculty of law to do so in 33 years,” he stated.
