Ikpeazu appoints SSG, media aides

                         June 4, 2015 : Stephen Ukandu 

Okezie Ikpeazu

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Wednesday, appointed Dr. Eme Okoro, as the Secretary to the State Government.

The Governor on Tuesday dissolved the State Executive Council which was constituted by ex-Governor Theodore Orji.

He directed the members of the council to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries in their respective ministries before the close of work by Wednesday.

Ikpeazu also appointed Chijioke Nwakodo as his Chief of Staff while Mr. John Nwangborogwu was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor.

ADVERTISEMENT

He also appointed Mr. Godwin Adindu as his Chief Press Secretary and Mr. Valentine Okpechi as Director of Protocol just as the immediate Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Emma Nwabuko, was appointed as Special Adviser on Project Monitoring & Implementation.

Former Special Adviser to Gov. Orji on Electronic Media, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue, was appointed as Special Assistant on Media while a former Deputy Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Chinedum Elechi was appointed as Adviser on Legislative Matters.

Ojo Maduekwe of ThisDay newspapers was also appointed as Special Adviser on media.