Umahi sacks 11 general managers, heads of agencies

No fewer than 11 general managers and heads of agencies of various commissions and boards in Ebonyi State were yesterday sacked by Governor Dave Umahi.
The disengagement of the general managers and heads of agencies in the state followed the agitation of stakeholders and founding fathers of the state, who alleged that the sacked officers have served for too long and ought to have handed over to other persons.

The boards involved include the state’s broadcasting corporation (EBBC), Ebonyi State Universal Basic Education Board, EBUBEB; Secondary Education Board, SEB; Capital Territory Development Board and Ebonyi State Water Corporation, EBSWC.
Others are the Ebonyi State Environmental Protection Agency, EBSEPA; Ebonyi State Road Maintenance Agency, BROMA; Community and Social Development Board, Christians and Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, Land Allocation Committee, Housing Development Corporation Board and the Local Government Service Commission, LGSC, among others.
The sack was communicated in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Benard Odoh, and made available to journalists.
According to it, government directed the general managers and heads of agencies to hand over to the most senior staff in the offices and vacate immediately.
The statement which commended the sacked officers for their service to the state, said the dissolution was in line with the resolutions of the state House of Assembly which recommended the action.
Recall that most of the affected officers have stayed for 16 years in service before their disengagement by the present government.

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