Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah has reshuffled his cabinet including the swearing in of a new Head of Service, HoS, six commissioners and reassigned three others.
Mbah on Wednesday, assigned portfolios to the new appointees, following the administration of oath of office on them by a representative of the Ministry of Justice, Ms Chizoba Ogbodo, at the Government House, Enugu.
The newly sworn in appointees include Godwin Anigbo as Head of Service; Mr Benjamin Okoh, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure; Professor Bernadette Okoli, Commissioner for Human Development and Poverty Eradication and Enyinna Ogbonna, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources.
Others are Dr Samuel Ogbu-Nwobodo, Commissioner for Trade, Investment, and Industry, Professor George Ugwu, Commissioner for Health and Mr Ben Collins Ndu Jr., who was designated as the Commissioner for Water Resources.
Dr Felix Nnamani was reassigned from the Ministry of Water Resources to the Ministry of Labour and Employment as Commissioner and Dr Malachy Agbo was reassigned from the Ministry of Human Development and Poverty Eradication to the Ministry of Information.
The former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Gerald Otiji, was reassigned as the Commissioner for Housing.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, Mbah charged the appointees to hit the ground running, stressing that there would be no honeymoon period for them.
He said the administration had in two years steered high expectations among the people of the state, as well as Nigerians in general and could not lower its performance across sectors.
“You would notice that here in Enugu, we have steered such a high expectation among our people and everyday it feels as though we are presenting a scorecard.
“Therefore, you have to hit the ground running, as there will be no honeymoon period for you, unfortunately,” he said.
The governor charged the appointees to work as a team, in line with the established culture of the administration.
Speaking on behalf of other appointees, Ogbu-Nwobodo thanked the governor for finding them worthy out of the many other highly qualified Enugu citizens and beyond, assuring him that they would not let him down.
“Since you chose to entrust us with this sacred duty as you make history on a daily basis, we will keep faith with our oath of office.
“We will be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of our duties. We will strive to contribute to the nationally acknowledged success that your government has become,” he said.
The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Governor, Ifeanyi Ossai; Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, and Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr Victor Udeh, among others.
