The Governor of Abia state, Dr. Alex Otti has made his first appointments barely 24 hours after his assumption of office.
The offices announced so far include the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday signed Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
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The following are the appointed officials of the state government;
1. Prof. Kenneth Kalu -Secretary to the State Government.
2. Pastor Caleb Ajagba, PhD (Chief of Staff to the Governor).
3. Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo (Special Adviser Health Care Delivery Services)
4. Ferdinand Ekeoma (Special Adviser Media and Publicity)
5. Mr. Kazie Uko (Chief Press Secretary to the Governor)
6. Mrs. Njum Onyemenam, Accountant General
7. Mr. Ogbonnia Okereke ( Head, Special Taskfore on Emergency Cleanup of Aba & Umuahia).
Their appointments take immediate effect, the statement added.
He was officially inaugurated as the governor in Umuahia on Monday after the expiration of tenure of office of his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu.
