GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa has dissolved the State Executive Council, directing all 25 commissioners in the cabinet to hand over to permanent secretaries with immediate effect.
Secretary to the State Government, Chiedu Ebie; Chief of Staff, David Edevbie; Senior Political Adviser, Funkekeme Solomon; Chief Strategist, Festus Agas and Special Advisers were also affected.
Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who himself was sacked made this known today.
He said this while briefing journalists at the Government House Asaba.
“It happened that the Exco today lasted a bit longer than we anticipated. Let me from the onset drop what may be the headline for today: the Exco has been dissolved.
“And so, I am the immediate past commissioner for information. All commissioners are to handover to permanent secretaries with immediate effect.
“All special advisers are also to handover to the person next to them, including the chief strategist of the Government, and of course, including the chief of staff, the SSG and the senior political adviser,” Aniagwu said.
According to him, the Governor thanked members of the dissolved cabinet for their contributions to the successes of his administration in the past six years including those who joined in last two years.
He said before the dissolution, the exco approved the sum of N2.8 billion for the purchase and upgrade of facilities at recently established three universities in the state.
