Governor Dave Umahi sacks 4 aides for dereliction
of duty (BBC)
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked four of
his technical assistants for dereliction of duty.
The sack is contained in a statement signed by Dr
Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government
(SSG), and made available to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.
The affected officers, according to the statement,
include Cletus Ogbonna, John Osi, Tochukwu Ali
and Olachi Arua.
“All affected officers are directed to handover all
government property in their possession to the SSG
before the close of work on Monday, Nov. 23.
“The officers are to comply strictly with this
directive ,” the statement said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
governor had on Nov. 20, sacked categories of
aides from Ohaukwu LGA, in order to “ensure
greater participation of Ebonyi people in
governance”.
The affected officials included all LGA development
centre coordinators, executive assistants, senior
technical assistants, technical assistants, liaison
officers and management committee members of
development centres.