Flash: Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo swears in SSG, 13 other new appointees
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday, swore in the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, and other newly appointed key state officials.
Soludo, who performed the function at the state Executive Council Chamber of the Government House, otherwise known as “Light House” in Awka, charged them to deliver optimal services to the people of Anambra.
The new SSG took the oath of office alongside the other appointees at about 12:47 pm on Wednesday.
Before then, the former Solicitor-General of the state, Mrs Ngozi Iwouno, had sworn in the new Attorney-General of the state, Tobechukwu Nweke, who, in turn, administered the oath of allegiance on the appointees.
Addressing the newly appointed appointees, Soludo, who welcomed them into the “Team Solution 2.0”, said that every one of them had been thoroughly vetted and given a thought process before being assigned portfolios.
The governor said the appointment is the first in a series yet to come, adding that each should see it as a “call to serve”.
The governor appealed to the people of the state, especially the families and close relatives of the appointees, to ensure that they did not place many demands on them as their services were more to the state.
Other names and positions of the appointees are as follows: Head of Service, Mrs Ngozi Iwouno; Principal Secretary to the Governor, Joachim Anetoh; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr Ben Nwankwo; State Chief of Protocol, Prof. Frank-Collins Okafor; Commissioner for Finance, Uzochukwu Okafor
Others are Attorney-General of the State, Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN; Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime; Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr Vincent Okechi; and Deputy State Chief of Protocol, Ms Ngozi Okoye.
Others are Special Adviser, Medicals and Pharmaceuticals, Dr Godwin Nnadozie; Special Adviser, Innovation and Business Incubation & CEO, Solution Innovation District, Ms Chinwe Okoli; Special Adviser, Special Projects and Director, Project Evaluation and Monitoring, Prof. Ebuka Nwankwo; and Special Adviser, Community Security, Ken Emeakayi.
