Gov. Otti Speaks On Why Ex-Commissioner For Health Resigned

Governor Alex Otti has revealed why his former Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, resigned her appointment.

The former Commissioner whose formal resignation was announced last Monday, was suspended from office about two months ago over alleged “gross misconduct”.

Otti who was responding to an inquiry during a media parley Friday night in Umuahia, said the former Commissioner was discovered to have abused some procedures in the discharge of her duties.

The Governor, however, absolved the ex-commissioner of any financial impropriety, explaining that she decided to throw in the towel on her own volition.

According to the Governor, the committee set up to investigate her after she was suspended, did not find her guilty of any financial impropriety or theft.

”Her resignation has been received and accepted. Before she resigned, the committee set up to investigate her turned in its report.

”Going through the report, there was no financial impropriety established but there were conducts that were not consistent with laid down policies and procedures.

”But since she offered to resign, Government decided to accept her resignation.

”I want to repeat: There was no stolen money; money was not mismanaged but there were procedures that were abused, and we didn’t think that that was enough for more than a reprimand or warning or caution but she chose to throw in the towel, and Government decided to accept her resignation”.