The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended from office the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori.
Their suspension was announced on Monday, during the weekly State Executive Council meeting held at the New Government House, Abakaliki.
A statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, on Tuesday, which was made available to newsmen, explained that the two suspended commissioners were found guilty of gross misconduct and dereliction of duty.
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“Following cases of gross misconduct and dereliction of duties by some government officials and matters related thereto, the chairman of council directed the indefinite suspension of the commissioner for housing and urban development, and the suspension of the commissioner for health, respectively,” the statement said.
Gov. Nwifuru had at the weekend visited the health ministry premises, where six officials were caught allegedly diverting government materials.
