Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has reshuffled his cabinet, redeploying several commissioners to new ministries in what the state government described as a move to strengthen governance and improve service delivery.

The reshuffle was announced on Tuesday following the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, Channels TV reports

Briefing journalists, the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Ikeuwa Omebeh, said the exercise followed the swearing-in of two new commissioners, Omari Omaka and Sylvester Nwenu Nwite, as well as the inauguration of Felix Onyekachi Njoku as Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth Mobilisation.

According to Omebeh, Governor Nwifuru urged the newly appointed officials to regard their appointments as a call to selfless service and contribute to the implementation of his administration’s People’s Charter of Needs agenda.