Tony Okafor, Awka
The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has sacked all the 18 commissioners in his cabinet.
Others fired were political appointees in ministries, departments and agencies.
A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, obtained by our correspondent in Awka, ordered the affected officers to hand over to permanent secretaries of their respective ministries, departments and agencies or to the most senior civil servants in the absence of permanent secretaries.
The memo directed the affected appointees to hand over any project/utility vehicles in their custody to the office of the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, March 16, 2018.
The memo partly read, “His Excellency, Dr. Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State, has directed that all political appointees and non-civil servant heads of MDAs in the state submit their handover notes/reports on or before Friday, 16th March, 2018 to the Permanent Secretaries of their respective MDAs, or to the most senior civil servant there in the absence of permanent secretariat.
“ All SSAs/SAs are to submit their handover notes/reports to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the SSG.
“A copy of the handover note/report must be submitted to the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March, 2018.
“Further to the above, political appointees and non-civil servant heads of MDAs and SSAs/SAs under reference, are to also hand over any government project/utility vehicles in their custody to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March, 2018.
“The contents of this letter are for your attention and necessary actions as I assure you of my high regards.”
The memo was copied to the office of the deputy governor, amongst others.
A Senior Special Assistant to the governor on media, Mr. Oliver Okpala, confirmed the development.
He said,” It’s the proper thing to do in the circumstance. When a government is transiting to a new term, it’s proper to disengage all those who served in the former tenure.
“Governor Willie Obiano will start his second term on March 17. So, all those who served in the first term should go. If the governor wants to reappoint anybody; then it is a fresh contract. So, the disengagement of the political appointees is normal and proper,” Okpala stated.
Obiano was re-elected on November 18, 2018.
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