Covid-19: Umahi hammers Commissioner, Traditional Rulers, LG officials
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state has suspended all the Development Center coordinators in Afikpo North and Ivo LGA’s for border lapses in their areas.
They are to handover to member one in their development centres including vehicles.
The governor has also placed all political appointees and traditional rulers from the two LGA’s on half salary.
Commissioner for Local Government and his Permanent Secretary are also on one month working suspension without salaries.
The governor says if there is no improvement in the running of LGA’s, he will be left with no choice but to sack them.
Umahi who personally conveyed his inspection experience wrote:
“What I saw last night at Ivo LGA has left me worried about our honesty in doing this job. Between 6.30 pm to 12 mid night I entered Afikpo North and moved to Ivo, and was so disappointed.
“In Ivo I arrested over ten passenger vehicles with over 50 passengers coming from Abia, Port Harcourt and Lagos. Those on the road took bribes and allowed them to pass. I had no option than to arrest those who were said to be doing the work but were only there taking bribe and they are already at the holding centre in Abakaliki .
“No presence of town union in those locations. No monitoring by the LGA Commissioner or LGA chairmen or coordinators or commissioner for security. It is a shame.
“In Ohaozara, I observed that good work took place in the day but at night only the army, in one location only, and local boys stayed. No building of shades in all LGA for security.”
The governor ordered the Commissioner for Local Government to account for the expenditure of N15m released to each LGA chairman for this pandemic .
