Why Elechi Fires 28 Council Coordinators

Ebonyi State Governor, Martin Elechi, on Monday reportedly fired 28 coordinators of Development Centres in the state.

This was made known in a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Celestine Nwali, a copy obtained by the Nation.

Governor Martin Elechi

The statement revealed that the affected coordinators were found wanting of acts inconsistent with government policies and programmes.

The sacked coordinators comprised Dr. Offia Nwali, the wife of the Second Republic senator and governorship aspirant in the 2015 general elections, who was coordinating Ezza South Development Centre.


Others include coordinators of Ebonyi Development Centre Mr. Stephen Igwe, Amasiri Development Centre Mr. Ogbonnaya Oko Enyim, Akaeze Development Centre Mr. Emmanuel Orji, Effium Development Centre Mrs Chinyere Igwe, Effium south Mr. Bernard Uzim, Ivo, Mr. Chinedu Makwe, Echiele, Mrs. Christiana Ezenta, Ngbo East, Mr. Bernard Onwe, Ngbo North Chinwendu Onwe, Ngbo west Mr. Emeka Ogeh, Ohaukwu Mr. David Odey, Ohaukwu North Mrs. Ogechukwu Elebe, Onicha  Felix Ogbonna.

The commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters ordered the relieved coordinators to hand over to their administrative officers.

Nwali also revealed that new coordinators have been appointed and will be sworn in after the rectification of their appointment by the House of Assembly.

He gave the names of the newly appointed coordinators as Echiele Development Centre Mr. Cletus Ngah, Ezzama development centre Uchenna Mkpuma, Ezza SouthEast Cajetan Nweke, Effium South Mr. Dele Ijoko, Effium Development centre Chinedu Awo among other appointees.

It would be recalled that on November 11, 2014, members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly impeached the Speaker, Chukwuma Nwazunku, and suspended four other lawmakers.