There was a major crabinet shake up in Imo state Wednesday as Governor Hope Uzodinma, announced sack of 20 commissioners.
The governor had 28 commissioners prior to the sack of the 20.
The eight lucky commissioners that escaped the chop are the commissioners for Health, Youth and Sports, Tourism, Information and Strategy, Woman Affairs, Works, Finance and Technology.
NewsSpecng gathered that the governor alleged two weeks ago that some of his appointees were moles sabotaging his administration.
The sacking of the 20 commissioners came just one month after the governor reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new Commissioners for Finance and Health.
The sacking came as a surprise to the affected appointees, as there was no sign that the announcement would be made.
NewsSpecng also gathered that the affected commissioners were in their offices on Wednesday afternoon when the news broke.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nwachuku Oguwike, who confirmed the development to the media said that the governor wished the affected appointee well in their future endeavours.
The governor’s spokesperson said, “The news is correct. 20 commissioners were affected while eight were not affected. The reason is to infuse new blood and add more value to the governance system of the state.”
