The Ebonyi State Governor on Monday effected a minor cabinet reshuffle, with several commissioners reassigned to new ministries in a move aimed at strengthening governance and consolidating the administration’s achievements in the state.
The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barr. Ikeuwa Omebeh, while briefing newsmen at the Old Cabinet Office in Abakaliki after this week’s State Executive Council meeting.
Omebeh said the reshuffle followed the swearing-in of two new commissioners, Professor Omari Omaka and Hon. Sylvester Nwenu Nwite, as well as the inauguration of Hon. Felix Onyekachi Njoku as Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Mobilisation.
According to him, Governor Nwifuru charged the newly appointed officials to regard their appointments as a call to selfless service and contribute meaningfully to the consolidation of the administration’s People’s Charter of Needs agenda.
Under the new postings, Chidiebere Onya was redeployed from the Ministry of Solid Mineral Development to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, while Dr. Ngozi Obichukwu moved from the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Special Projects.
Hon. Sylvester Nwenu Nwite, one of the newly sworn-in commissioners, was assigned to head the Ministry of Environment, while Professor Omari Omaka was appointed Commissioner for Tertiary Education.
Also affected by the reshuffle, Professor Ajuka Obasi Nwogo was moved from the Ministry of Market Development to the Ministry of Skill Acquisition, while Okwu Oko Udu was redeployed to the Ministry of Market Development.
Similarly, Magnus Chinedu Nka was reassigned from the Ministry of Water Resources to
