Gov Uzodinma sacks Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants

Pulse nigeria 19:38 - 04 June 2021

Gov Hope Uzodinma of Imo State donates security vehicles and gadgets to security outfit in the state (Imo state govt)

The governor said the move became necessary in order to freshen up his team.

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, has sacked his team of Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants "in a bid to rejig and strengthen the performance of his administration."

Announcing the dissolution during a meeting at the Government House, Owerri, the governor thanked his former aides for their services to the state.

Speaking shortly after the dissolution, the commissioner for information and strategy, Chief Declan Emeluba, disclosed that the dissolution was necessitated by the recommendations of the committee set up to appraise the performance of each SA and SSA and possibly give way for robust leadership and optimum service delivery.

The dissolution arrives barely a month after 20 of the 28 commissioners in Imo were relieved of their positions.