OWERRI. Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas
Okorocha, has announced the immediate
sacking of the Secretary to the Government
of Imo State, SGI, Sir Jude Ejiogu. The
Governor’s directive, which did not come as
a shock to careful political observers in the
state, was repeatedly broadcast yesterday, on
the radio and television channels of Imo
Broadcasting Corporation, IBC.
According to the terse radio and television
announcements, which was signed by the
Principal Secretary to the Governor, Dr.
Paschal Obi, the sacking was “with
immediate effect”.
Okorocha thanked Sir Ejiogu for his previous
services to the state and wished him well in
his future endeavours. Meanwhile, mixed
reactions have started trailing the sacking of
the SGI, even some chieftains of All
Progressives Congress, APC, who spoke
yesterday, on strict grounds of anonymity,
expressed shock at the sacking of Ejiogu.
While some people described Ejiogu as “very
loyal to a fault”, others were however of the
view that “the man should have honourably
quit the office when the ovation was
highest”.
Another APC chieftain reasoned that “since
Sir Ejiogu came into the corridors of power
on the ticket of the former deputy governor,
Sir Jude Agbaso that was similarly sacked by
Okorocha in questionable circumstances, he
should have known that he was next in line
to go”. As at the time of going to press, no
government official was prepared to speak
on the issue. Vanguard
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