Three of the nominees were yet to be sworn in.
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has sworn in 16 new commissioners with a charge for them to work in line with his administration’s agenda for building a new Abia.PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Otti, in June, submitted a list of 19 commissioner-nominees to the State Assembly for confirmation.
Mr Akpara was said to be receiving medical treatment outside the country, while Mrs Felix and Mr Monday were said to have recently returned from a foreign trip.The 16 newly sworn-in commissioners and their portfolios include Monica Ironkwe , Eme Uche , Joel Ogbonna , Kingsley Anosike , Philemon Asonye Ogbonna , Okey Kanu , Ikechukwu Uwanna and Chaka Chukwumereije .
“My target is to expand the frontiers of opportunities to enable Abians to accomplish their dreams of leveraging on the promises of the 21st-century environment to hand over a more functional society for coming generations,” he said.
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