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...For a better society... Wednesday, November 10 2004 Vol 13 No.44 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features Foreign News The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Sack fever grips Anambra govt officials • Cabinet reshuffle imminent FELIX UKA, Awka THERE was tension at the Anambra State Government House, Awka, yesterday as commissioners, special assistants and advisers complied with Governor Chris Ngige’s order to submit handover notes preparatory to a cabinet reshuffle. The handover notes were being submitted to the principal secretary to the governor, Mr. Emma Nwosu, raising fears of imminent job losses. Gov. Ngige had, last Sunday, during a press briefing in Lagos, said he was about to re-engineer the state civil service through a cabinet reshuffle to put "square pegs in square holes". Reliable source, explained to Daily Champion that on return from the United States of America, he would dissolve the cabinet. The memo asking government functionaries to submit their handover notes which was signed by the principal secretary for them 12.00 noon yesterday to tender the documents. Confirming the development, Senior Special Assistant to the governor, Mr. Fred Chukwuelobe, told Daily Champion that there was going to be a cabinet reshuffle. Chukwuelobe said the issue of submitting handover notes was normal procedure in administration saying that there may be swopping of positions as there were no indications that anybody would be dropped from the cabinet. Meanwhile, many of the functionaries were seen talking in low tones, while some were said to have commenced lobbying for juicy positions. The governor last week got approval of the state House of Assembly for three of his commissioner-nominees. They are Dr. Okey Enemuo, Hon. Charles Amilo and Dr. Edwin Erinne which would bring to 11 the number of commissioners in the cabinet. The state deputy governor, Chief Ugochukwu Nwankwo, had doubled as the Finance commissioner, but indications are that a new Finance commissioner would emerge after the reshuffle. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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