Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, has been reportedly suspended by the State Governor, Dr Alex Otti.
Although there has not been an official statement by the State government confirming the alleged suspension or the reason behind it, but information from an impeccable source within the corridor of power has confirmed her suspension.
According to the source, the suspension came after the Otti-led administration insisted on instituting a regime of transparency on Monday, June 10 2024, of which the Commissioner has issues raised against her.
Her suspension was said to have been announced during an executive council meeting held on Monday, June 10 at the Nvosi Isiala Ngwa South local Council country home of Governor Otti.
New Telegraph reports that her suspension closely followed the sacking a few days ago of the principal of the state own Okezie School of Midwifery in Abiriba Ohafia local Council Mrs Ogbonna Chituru Adiele by the state Government.
Massive protests by the students over alleged embezzlement of school funds and conversion of college property into personal uses preceded her sack.
Until her alleged sack, she was believed to be a trusted ally and confidant of the suspended Commissioner of Health.
Of recent, there have been strident calls on Governor Otti, to closely monitor the activities of some Government officials, who not a few perceive to be swimming in different kinds of financial malfeasance.
Only last week, a civil society group, Society Groups Against Corruption CCSGA had raised the alarm over what it described as extortionist tendencies surrounding the person and office of the Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue Dr Chimereze Okigbo.
Some of the charges levelled against Dr Okigbo bordered on alleged arrest and detentions of innocent citizens, extortion, and human rights abuses.
All efforts to get official government confirmation of her alleged suspension proved abortive, as the State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu did not respond to messages sent to him for the confirmation.
