By Israel Mbam
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru on Monday swore in two Commissioner nominees who were recently screened and confirmed by the State House of Assembly. The new Commissioners are Prof. Omari Omaka who was assigned to the Ministry of Higher Education and Hon. Sylvester Nwite who is now the new Commissioner for Environment. Also sworn in is Hon. Njoku Onyekachi Felix – SA on Youth Mobilization.
Governor Nwifuru congratulated the new appointees and urged them to be up and doing, especially in the consolidation of the gains already achieved by the present administration under the Peoples Charter of Needs.
The Governor also effected a major cabinet reshuffle in his three years on the saddle as Governor of the state.
Briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held at the State Executive Council Chamber, new Government House, Abakaliki, the Commissioner for information and state orientation, Barr. Ikeuwa Omebe, told journalists that the reshuffle was a normal government tradition and does not mean non performance but a way of rejigging the cabinet for better performance and better service of the state.
According to Barr. Ikeuwa, the serving commissioners involved in the cabinet reshuffle are Hon. Chidi Onyia, who until the reshuffleing served as commissioner for Solid minerals is deployed to the Ministry of Youth & Sports Development.
Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Obichukwu , commissioner for Aviation technology, now deployed to serve as commissioner for Special Project
Prof. Nwogo Obasi Ajuka, commissioner for market development now to serve as commissioner for Skill Acquisition,
Hon. Okwu Oko Udu, commissioner for Skill Acquisition, now moved to the ministry of Market Development. Others are Hon. Magnus Chinedu Nkah, Commissioner for water resources now to serve as commissioner for Solid minerals,
Hon. Richard Ugo Idike is moved from the ministry of sports and youths development to ministry Capital City Development, while
Hon. Sunday Elechi Inyima and Hon. Victor Chukwu – Water deployed from
Project Monitoring
Ministry of Capital City Development to project monitoring and Environment to Water Resources respectively.The Commissioner revealed that the reshuffle takes immediate effect as taking and handing over is expected to be concluded before close of work on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026.
