Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has suspended two members of his cabinet over allegations of gross misconduct and dereliction of duty.
This decision was announced on Tuesday in a press statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Jude Chikadibia-Okpor.
The suspended officials include the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Engineer Francis Ori, who has been placed on indefinite suspension, and the Commissioner for Health and Social Development, Dr Moses Ekuma, who faces a three-month suspension.
In addition to these actions, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health, as well as the executive secretaries of the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency and the State Health Insurance Agency, have also been suspended for three months.
To ensure continuity in the Ministry of Health, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Primary Health has been directed to oversee the ministry's activities during Dr Ekuma's suspension.
According to the statement, the affected officials have been instructed to return all government property, including vehicles, to the State Secretary of the Government by the close of work on Monday, November 25, 2024.
This development follows the earlier indefinite suspension of Chinedum Nkah, the Commissioner for Water Resources, for dereliction of duty.
Governor Nwifuru emphasized his administration’s commitment to accountability and its adherence to the “people’s charter of needs.”
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