Imo Gov Takes Charge Of Ministry of Lands

..Promises More Appointments

..Swears-In Commissioner, Special Adviser Designates Into Office

Imo state Governor, Sen Hope Uzodimma today, Tuesday April 30th, 2024 allocated to himself the ministry of Lands.

Infonews.com.ng observed this during the swearing in ceremony of Commissioner and Special Adviser designates which was held at the government house, Owerri

The Governor has however assured his teeming supporters that more appointments and swearing-in will be ongoing as he swore in the newly appointed commissioner and Special Adviser designates into office.

The swearing-in ceremony which took place at the New state executive Council chambers, Imo State Government house Owerri saw the new members of the State executive and their family members in attendance.

While swearing-in the new appointees, the Governor remarked that the process of appointments and swearing-in will still be ongoing to accommodate more people.

The Governor while congratulating the new appointees informed them that he will not entertain any form of excuses for performance even as he warned that the government will not tolerate any form of corruption by any of the new appointees.

The Governor also informed them that he has set up a new office domiciled in his office to checkmate their performance. 

"More Appointment and more swearing-in will still be ongoing, more appointees will be made and more swearing-in will still be done" said the governor.

The Governor announced portfolios for the newly sworn-in Commissioners as Hon. Ralph Nwosu retained his former portfolio as the honourable commissioner for Works, while Hon. Declan Emelumba retained his former portfolio as honorable commissioner for information, Hon. Ruby Emele assigned to the Ministry of Local government and chieftancy affairs and Hon. Chimezie Amadi retained his former portfolio as honorable commissioner for digital economy.

New Commissioners who were newly appointed into the state executive Council like Hon. Bede Eke was assigned the honorable commissioner for housing, Hon. Modestus Osakwe assigned to ministry of homeland security, Hon. Ikenga Elezieanya was assigned to the Ministry of  Science/Technology while Hon. Ifeanyi Oruh was assigned to the ministry of rural development and empowerments. 

The Governor announced that he will be in charge of the ministry of lands as he noted that the ministry brought some of the skirmishes his administration faced in first term as he vowed never to allow a repeat. 

Comprehensive portfolios of all those appointed will be announced in due course in a subsequent publication.