Ebonyi Governor suspends health, housing commissioners

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban   Development counterpart, Francis Ori.

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According to reports gathered, they were suspended during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital.

In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, the Chairman of Council directed the indefinite suspension of the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development and three months suspension of the Commissioner for Health following cases of gross misconduct and dereliction of duties and matters related thereto.

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It was learnt that the development may be connected to the alleged theft of pieces of property belonging to the Ministry of Health by its officials, the reported underperformance of the Housing and  Urban Development commissioner and his shoddy handling of the Amaeze Housing Scheme in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state.

The report shows that Governor Nwifuru was on the health ministry’s premises on Saturday night and met a scene where six officials were caught allegedly diverting government materials.

He, therefore, ordered their arrest and eventual prosecution.

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