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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday, sacked 20 out of the 28 commissioners in the state.
The eight not affected by the sack were commissioners in the Ministries of Health; Youth and Sports; Tourism; Information and Strategy; Women Affairs; Works; Finance and Technology.
According to reports, the governor had two weeks ago alleged that some of his appointees were moles sabotaging his administration.
The sackof the 20 commissioners came just one month after the governor reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new Commissioners for Finance and Health.
The affected commissioners were surprised by the action of the governor as there was no sign that the announcement would be made.
It was gathered that the affected commissioners were in their offices on Wednesday afternoon when the news broke.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nwachuku Oguwike, who confirmed the development to The Punch, said that Uzodinma wished the affected appointees well in their future endeavours.
“The news is correct. 20 commissioners were affected while eight were not affected. The reason is to infuse new blood and add more value to the governance system of the state,” the CPS said
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, also confirmed the sacking of the 20 commissioners.
Imo State has been news recently as unknown gunmen have been carrying out attacks on the state security apparatus including prisons and police stations.