Gov Nwifuru appoints Chief of Staff, Principal Secretary, 22 others

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru on Monday announced the appointment of one Prof. Emmanuel Echiegu as his Chief of Staff, Chief Mathias Adum as Principal Secretary and twenty two, 22, others as Senior Special Assistants, SSAs and Special Assistants, SAs.

The Governor, who made this known through a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the Chief Press secretary Monday Uzor, said those appointed will be inaugurated at the new government house Abakaliki, centenary city, on Tuesday.

He also announced the appointment of Timothy Nwachi as Deputy Chief of Staff and Okey Oroke as Deputy Principal Secretary to the Governor.

Others appointed as Senior Special Assistants, SSAs, include: Chinedu Awo as SSA on Power, Anthony Onyibe Nwegede as SSA on Agriculture, Benjamin Ezeoma as SSA on Lands, Friday Nwuhuo as SSA on Legal Services, Onu Nwonye as SSA on Water Resources and Lilian Nwachukwu Chinwe as SSA on Education.

Also, Nwozaka Abel Uzodinma was appointed as SSA on Rice Mill, Nwogbaga Fred as SSA on Transport, Nwogha Paul as SSA on LG and Chieftaincy, Nwoga Paul as SSA on Library Development, Nwokoro Okechukwu as SSA on Environment, Maxwell Umahi as SSA on Urban Development, Veronica Ikele as SSA on Women Mobilization.

Chima Ude Umanta is SSA on Solid Mineral Development, Ali Okechukwu- SSA on House of Assembly Liaison, Nwiboko Chukwuma- SSA on Project Monitoring, Peter Nwogbaga- SSA on Primary Education.

Others appointed include: Emmanuel Nnaemeka as PA to Deputy Governor, Friday Nwekpa as SA on Security Ishielu and Nwali Amechi Friday as SA on Finance