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The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, sacked and dissolved all members of the cabinet, including commissioners and special advisers, on Friday.
Prince Enobong Uwah, Secretary to the State Government, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the dissolution takes effect from Friday, January 10, 2025.
“His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council, EXCO, with effect from 10th January 2025.
“Consequently, all commissioners and special advisers are hereby directed to hand over to their permanent secretaries or the most senior director where there is no permanent secretary.
“The governor expresses his sincere appreciation to the outgoing Executive Council members for their dedicated service to the state.
“He wishes them well in their future endeavours and thanks them for their contributions to the development of Akwa Ibom,” the statement reads.
The Eastern Updates earlier reported tension in the state over the anticipated dissolution of the kitchen cabinet.
In exercise of his powers under the Land Use Act 1978, Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Thursday, signed Land Use Regulation 2025 as well as Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating some areas in the state as urban areas.
By the provisions of the Executive Order, entitled “Enugu State Designation of Land as Urban Areas,” the entire Enugu East, Enugu North, and Enugu South Local Government Areas have been designated urban areas.
Likewise, the entire Udi LGA, Nkanu West LGA, Nkanu East LGA, and Nsukka LGA have been designated as urban areas.
In the same vein, parts of some LGAs have been designated urban areas. Consequently, Ndeabor Urban Area measuring 10km radius and Oduma Urban Area, measuring 20km radius both in Aninri LGA; Agwu Town measuring 25km radius, Ihe, Agbogugu, Mgbowo, Isu-Awa, Mmaku, Ituku, and Owelli-Court; Aguobuowa and Oghe in Ezeagu LGA; Ogbede, Ukehe, and Aku in Igbo-Etiti; Enugu Ezike in Igbo Eze North LGA; Ibagwa Aka in Igbo Eze South LGA; and Ikem and Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area have been so designated.
