Governor Mbah reshuffles cabinet, swears in six new commissioners

Maureen Edozie in Enugu

The Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Wednesday, reshuffled his cabinet, swapping three commissioners and swearing in six newly appointed ones, as well assigned them portfolios.

Penpushing reports that a representative of the Ministry of Justice, Chizoba Ogbodo administered the oath of office to the commissioners at ceremony held at the Government House in Enugu.

The Governor also swore in Godwin Anigbo as the Head of Service of Enugu State, while the swearing-in ceremony came shortly after the Enugu State House of Assembly screened and confirmed the nominees.

Penpushing further reports that it is recalled that the Governor, last Thursday, submitted a list of the then-nominees to the Enugu State House of Assembly for confirmation.

The newly sworn-in commissioners include Benjamin Okoh (Works and Infrastructure), Benedett Okoli (Human Resources and Poverty Eradication), Franklin Ogbonna (Energy and Mineral Resources) and Samuel Ogbu-Nwobodo (Trade, Investment and Industry).

Penpushing also reports that Ogbu-Nwobodo replaces Adaora Chukwu, who resigned from the position on Thursday, while two other new commissioners are Ben Collins Ndu Jr. (Water Resources) and George Ugwu (Health), who replaces Emmanuel Obi, who had been serving as health commissioner since 2015 under the administration of the former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

The Commissioner Ministry of Water Resources Felix Nnamani was reassigned to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, while Nnamani replaces Chika Ugwuoke, who served as Commissioner in the Ministry until last week when the Governor reportedly sacked him.

Penpushing reports that Gerald Otiji was reassigned from Works to Housing, while Malachy Agbo was reassigned from the Ministry of Human Development and Poverty Eradication to the Ministry of Information.

The resigned Commissioner of Information, Aka Eze who contested in a local government election for Udenu Local Government council, which he won. was replaced with Agbo.

Penpushing further reports that Mbah speaking at the event charged the appointees to hit the ground running, stressing that there would be no time to waste in his administration, boasting that in two years, his administration had steered high expectations among the people of the state and Nigerians in general and could not lower its performance across sectors.

“You would soon notice that here in Enugu, we have steered such a high expectation among our people. And every day, it feels as though we are presenting a scorecard. Therefore, you have to hit the ground running, as there will be no honeymoon period for you, unfortunately. There are humongous goals that we have outlined. And your various Ministries will play critical roles in accomplishing those goals’, he said.

“We set targets, we set goals, and we have key performance indicators, we have measurable indicators, hence, we have to measure and we have to constantly take analysis of where you are in respect to the set goals and what your results are. Those key performance indicators are key to us, and we will measure you based on these outcomes and results’, Mbah added

Penpushing also reports that he tasked the appointees to work as a team, in line with the established cultures of the administration, emphasizing that his administration recognize team work.

“We also recognise teamwork champions. We do not encourage working in silos. You have to work as a team, we believe that by working as a team, we are able to accomplish our collective goals. You should not see your colleagues as rivals. They should actually complement your efforts instead. We’ll keep faith with our Oath of Office’, he stated

Penpushing reports that Ogbu-Nwobodo, speaking on behalf of the appointees, expressed gratitude to Governor for finding them worthy of the responsibilities, with promise that they would not disappoint him

“Since you chose to entrust us with this sacred duty as you make history on a daily basis, we will keep faith with our Oath of Office. We will be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of our duties,” he said.

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