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Saturday, 6 July 2013

Delta governor reshuffles cabinet, drops two commissioners


 Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Thursday dropped two Commissioners in the State Executive Council in a minor cabinet reshuffle.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ovuozourie Macaulay, the Secretary to the State Government, in Asaba.

The affected commissioners are: Mr Bernard Okumagba,  Finance; and Gloria Okolugbo, Commissioner for Special Duties in charge of the State Liaison Office, Abuja.

According to the statement, Mr Kenneth Okpara, Commissioner for Economic Planning is re-assigned to the Ministry of Finance.

It added that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning will oversee the affairs of the ministry until a new commissioner is appointed.

The statement noted that Okolugbo was asked to return to Asaba for redeployment, while a Director would be posted to the State Liaison Office, Abuja.

It said ``meanwhile, the Overseas Agency, formerly under the Ministry of Economic Planning, has now been returned to the Ministry of Finance." (NAN)

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