COVID 19:Gov Umahi Sacks Commissioner, Others

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Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Dave Umahi, yesterday suspended Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Samuel Okoronkwo and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for lapses at various borders across the state in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
Umahi said the Commissioner and the Permanent Secretary would not receive salaries throughout the period of their suspension, threatening to sack them should there be no improvement in the running of the local government areas.

He specifically ordered the Commissioner to account for the N15million he gave to each local government in the state to fight the pandemic.

Also suspended were six Development Centre Co-ordinators in Afikpo North Local Government Area and three in Ivo local government also for border lapses.

Umahi said every other appointee in the two LGAs, including their traditional rulers will be on half salaries until the coronavirus stopped.

Umahi, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji, expressed displeasure on what he called unbecoming attitude of some political office holders, Task Force members, traditional rulers and the Town Union Leaders towards enforcement processes and the laid down rules in the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the state.

Orji said: “Illustratively, the governor was on routine monitoring visit to Afikpo North and Ivo Local Local Government Areas on Saturday, 9th May, 2020 between the hours of 6.30 p.m. and 12 midnight and noticed compromise by the public office holders, COVID-19 Task Force, traditional rulers and Town Union Leaders at the borders and entry points, thereby giving way for the passengers from epicentre states to come into Ebonyi State unchecked.

“The governor personally intercepted over ten passenger vehicles with over 50 passengers coming from Abia, Rivers and Lagos States.

“Even the few Task Force members seen on the road took bribes and allowed the passengers to pass.  The governor therefore had no option than to arrest those taking bribe at those borders and they are currently cooling-off at the COVID-19 Holding Centre in Abakaliki.

“The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development is to immediately account to the governor before Wednesday morning, 13th May, 2020, the monies released to each of the Local Government Councils for the Anti-Coronavirus Programme

“The governor is considering reviewing of all appointments to ensure the retention of only those persons who have the capacity and will to sustain this fight to save our people from the scourge of coronavirus pandemic.

“The governor is perplexed by the attitude of some security officials whose check-points are used to pass people into Ebonyi State despite all our efforts to motivate them in their professional duties especially in the face of this pandemic.

“All political appointees especially State Executive Council members are directed to move and secure their communities and ensure there are no more leakages at their borders.

“All Development Centre Coordinators in Afikpo north and Ivo Local Government Areas are hereby suspended from office effective, Sunday, 10th May, 2020.  They are to handover to member-one in their respective Development Centres including their official vehicles.

“All political appointees from those two Local Government Areas are to remain on half salary until normalcy is returned, including all traditional rulers from Afikpo North and Ivo Local Government Areas.

“The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development and the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary are to serve one month working suspension without salaries and if there is no improvement in the running of the Local Government Areas, they will be removed.”

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