Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo, has appointed Ferdinand Uzodinma, his younger brother, as the Deputy Chief of Staff (general services).
Oguwike Nwachukwu, the governor’s spokesperson, announced the appointment in a statement released on Thursday.
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Ferdinand was former councillor, transition committee chairman, and sole administrator of Oru East LGA.
Gov. Hope also appointed Cosmos Iwu as the secretary to the state government; Nnamdi Anyaehie as his chief of staff; and Sydney Agbor as the deputy chief of staff (operations).
The three government officials held the same positions in Uzodinma’s first term.
The governor named Patrick Ekeji as deputy chief of staff (administration), as well as Sam Nwaobasi as special adviser on programme and policy implementation and monitoring.
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The governor said the appointments take immediate effect.
“Governor Uzodinma, who congratulated the new appointees, urged them to bring to bear their professional competence in the efforts to drive the vision of the Shared Prosperity,” the statement reads.
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