On Wednesday, the Governor of Delta State in the person of Ifeanyi Okowa stated why he sacked his State Executive Council (SEC), Secretary to the State Government (SSG), special advisers, and aides just two years into his second term in office.
Anaedoonlin.ng gathered that the former Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who was also affected, had disclosed the development on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the Government House, Asaba.
Aniagwu had said: “It happened that the Exco today lasted a bit longer than we anticipated. Let me from the onset drop what may be the headline for today: the Exco has been dissolved.” while Addressing journalists.
“And so, I am the immediate past commissioner for information. All commissioners are to hand over to permanent secretaries with immediate effect.
“All special advisers are also to hand over to the person next to them, including the chief strategist of the government, and of course, including the chief of staff, the SSG, and the senior political adviser.”
But speaking at a quarterly media interaction with journalists in Asaba on Wednesday, Governor Okowa said the decision to dissolve the cabinet was necessary to reduce the level of tension and distractions in the governance of the state ahead of the 2023 elections.
“At some point in time, in the course of an administration, there are always reasons to take some actions. I’ve been in this administration in the past 6 years, but two years in this tenure. We have two years to go.
“Obviously there have been a lot of distractions among some members of Exco. In the last two years, we need to be able to ensure that we reduce the level of distraction in governance.
“If we do not take that action, I may have an Exco that stays permanently divided in the next two years, and that will not enable me to achieve my vision.
“So, I thought that there was a need to rework the Exco in such a manner that we operate within the least stress, where those in Exco will know that their mind is fixated more on what we are able to achieve in the next two years, rather than in their private ambitions and beliefs.
“That was the key factor. Otherwise, the gentlemen that worked with me, which also includes the ladies, were very efficient. They worked hard, they meant well for the administration and I can’t really thank them enough for all they have done,” Okowa said
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