In a surprise move, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has sacked his cabinet and members of the 27 local government transition committees with immedia
In a surprise move, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has sacked his cabinet and members of the 27 local government transition committees with immediate effect. A statement by the Principal Secretary to the governor, Mr Pascal Obi, in Owerri directed all former members of the executive to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior director in their ministries.
Obi quoted the governor as appreciating the invaluable contributions of the affected appointees to the success recorded by his rescue mission administration and wishes them well in their future endeavours. According to him, the secretary to the government, the chief of staff, chairmen and members of statutory commissions such as ISEC, Civil Service Commission, local government service commission are not affected.
“Also not affected in the cabinet shake off are the state universal basic education board, the judicial service commission, and the House of Assembly Service Commission. The governor also dissolved the 27 transition committees (TC) of the 27 local government areas in the state. The Transition Committee (TC) chairmen are advised to hand over to the directors of administration and general services of their respective council areas. The governor appreciates the contributions of the TC chairmen to the success of the rescue mission and wishes them well in their future endeavours,” Obi said in the statement.
The governor however, did not state any reason for the action.
Meanwhile, less than two years after his tenure, governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, only just swore in his cabinet which was long overdue at the government house in Osogbo, the state capital. He blamed the delay on financial constraint.
“I congratulate all the appointees for being considered worthy of service to the government and people of our dear state and for scaling the hurdle of screening,” he said.
“Many of you served in the first term, the rest are fresh hands. Of course, this is long overdue. It should have come up immediately after my inauguration on November 27, 2014. As you all know, we were hamstrung by dire constraint, principally financial. Our second term coincided with the onset of a national economic disaster. The first on account of a purported daily theft of 650,000 barrels of crude oil under the watch of the immediate past PDP national government. This is curious and improbable.”
