Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has authorized all commissioners in his administration to hand over to their various permanent secretaries with immediate effect.
The decision which involves the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), all special advisers including the chief strategist of the Government, and the senior political adviser was made know after Gov Okowa dissolved his cabinet earlier today.
This was made known by the immediate past Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu while briefing the State correspondents in Government House, Asaba the state capital on Tuesday.
During the briefing, Mr. Aniagwu disclosed that the Exco meeting lasted a bit longer than they expected.
He said, “Let me from the beginning drop what may be the headline for today: the Exco has been dissolved and for so, I am the immediate past commissioner for information.”
Mr. Aniagwu explained that the Governor has asked all commissioners to hand over to their various permanent secretaries with immediate effect.
Also, he explained that all special advisers are to hand over to the person next to them.
Other affected public office holders are the Chief Of Staff, the SSG, and all senior political advisers.
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