Governor Okowa sacks two commissioners

Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa effected a major cabinet shake-up on Thursday.

This led to the sack of the Commissioner for health, Dr Nicholas Azinge and Dr Dan Okenyi of Arts and culture.

Okowa has also sent the name of one Dr Mordi Ononye to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.

Other four Commissioners were also reshuffled.

According to a Statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Charles Ehiedu, the decision to reshuffle the cabinet is in line with the state government’s desire to re-energise the machinery of government and bring new impetus into service delivery.

Those affected by the reshuffle are Hon Asupa Forteta, the former Commissioner in charge of the Directorate of Youths Development, now to the Directorate of Urban Renewal and Chief Karo Ilolo, who was initially in the Directorate of Urban Renewal, to now take charge of the Youths Development.

Others are Hon. Bright Edejewhro, formerly in Local Government Affairs, now takes charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology, while Hon Joyce Overah, who was in the Ministry of Science and Technology, has now been moved to the Directorate of Local Government Affairs.

The Governor, in the statement thanked the sacked commissioners for their commitments and contributions to the realisation of his five SMART agenda, and wished them success in their future endeavours.