Gov. Umahi Submits Final Batch Of Commissioner Nominees To Assembly

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has officially submitted the final batch of his commissioner nominees to the state Assembly for screening and possible confirmation.

The nominees were consequently invited by the State House of Assembly to appear before the Assembly on Tuesday, 30th July 2019 for screening and possible confirmation.

In a  statement made available by Mr. Okene Oketa, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House, Rt.Hon.Francis Ogbinna Nwifuru, noted that “Also all other nominees of the Governor for appointment as Commissioners who were earlier scheduled for 13th August, 2019 are to now appear for the screening exercise on Tuesday 30th July, 2019”.

They include: Former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr. Kenneth Uhuo and the immediate past Commissioner for Environment, Donatus Odii Njoku were among the seven nominees who made the final list.

Others are Sunday Inyima, Ude Ogbonnya, Jonah Egba, Odoh Stephen and Mrs.Uchechi Okah.

The House directed the nominees to submit their Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of their relevant credentials and tax clearance certificates with evidence of payments of their property taxes, in 30 file copies, to the office of the Clerk of the House not later than Monday 29nd July, 2019.

Recall that the Governor Umahi had earlier sent 16 nominees to the House for screening and confirmation as commissioners.