* Keeps mum on reasons
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has sacked his Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ekele Nwaohanmuoh, and the Transition Committee Chairman of Umunneochi Council Area, Matthew Ibeh.
He also suspended Transition Committee chairmen of Aba North and Aba South councils as well as the General Manager of the Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS) from office.
Chief of Staff to the governor, Dr. Anthony Agbazuere, announced the government’s action on Sunday, saying Ikpeazu also named Mr. Tony Nwanmuo and Godswill Nwonoruo as commissioner-nominees and his Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Eze Chikanayo, as Transition Committee Chairman for Umunneochi Local Government Area.
So far, there has not been any official explanation for the governor’s action. However, the deputy chairmen of the affected local government areas were directed to take over at the council offices and set up a task force with their Heads of Service to check environmental indiscipline and other vices in their domains, thus lending an insight into the possible reasons that the officials were removed from office.