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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has dismissed all his political appointees, excluding commissioners and media aides.
A statement issued on Monday from the office of Secretary to the State Government and signed by Dr Folashade Ayoade, said aside from commissioners and media aides to the governor, all other political appointees have been dismissed.
The actions coming just two weeks after the governor was declared the winner of the November 16 governorship election, to secure a second term in office.
No reason was given for the appointees dismissal, but the statement added that “the appointees are to handover immediately to the highest-ranking officers in their ministries and agencies.”