Governor suspends 87 officials, including commissioners, for not attending official event

Governor suspends 87 officials, including commissioners, for not attending official event

Those suspended include 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries.

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended 87 government officials for failing to attend an official function.

Those suspended include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries.
The governor, in a statement on Monday night signed by his spokesperson, Monday Uzor, said they were suspended for failing to attend an important government function.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Uzor stated that the affected officials are to proceed on a one-month working suspension without salary.

He listed 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries as those affected by the governor’s directive.

According to the statement, the suspension takes immediate effect, and the suspended officials are barred from signing any official documents during the period.

The commissioners were instructed to hand over to their respective permanent secretaries.

“The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has directed that the underlisted government functionaries proceed on one-month working suspension without salary for failure to attend an important government function,” the statement read.

Mr Uzor emphasised that the governor remains firm in ensuring all government officials uphold the highest standards of conduct and dedication in serving the people of Ebonyi State.