By Enyinna Omoke, Abakaliki
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended three Commissioners in his cabinet for absenteeism.
The affected Commissioners are Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment), and Ikeuwa Omebe (Rural Development).
The Commissioners were suspended for one month for being absent without permission during the state executive council meeting held on Monday,16th March,2025
Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, disclosed this at a press briefing on the outcome of the executive council meeting.
He noted that the Governor warned against absenteeism and a lackadaisical attitude to work by public servants in the state.
Okpor further said Nwifuru directed that the suspended Commissioners be relieved of all privileges attached to their offices within the duration of the suspension.
