Gov Otti suspends Abia Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries

Steve Unegbu, Umuahia

Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti has suspended the Head of Service (HOS) and appointed the Director, of Ministry of Education, Lady Joy Maduka as Acting Head of Service.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Kazie Uko, Gov Otti in the same vein suspended all the Permanent Secretaries, with the exception of the following: the Clerk of the Abia House of Assembly, John Pedro Iroakazi and the Solicitor General, Mrs U.G. Uche Ikonne and directed the suspended Permanent Secretaries to hand over to the most senior Director in their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
The statement explained that the suspension becomes necessary following the inauguration of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Properties and Funds belonging to Abia State Government.