The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of new commissioners, board chairmen, executive secretaries and other senior officials into various strategic positions in the state government.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia.
According to the statement, the governor appointed Barrister Osinachi Nnajieze and Dr. C. O. C. Egumgbe as Commissioners-designate.
Their names have been forwarded to the Enugu State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
In other key appointments, Kenechukwu Nnamani was named Managing Director of the Enugu State Investment Development Authority (ENSIDA), while James Chukwuemeka Mbah was appointed Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Scholarship and Education Loans Board.
Dr. Eric Oluedo was appointed Executive Secretary of the Local Government Staff Pensions Board, Mrs. Sylvia Onwubuemeli as Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Library Board, and Monday Diamond Ani as State Coordinator of the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA).
Governor Mbah also approved the reconstitution of the Governing Board of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB).
The newly appointed members include Hon. Afam Nnaji, Dr. Mrs. Uche Eze, Dr. Mrs. Oge Uka, Mrs. Rita Chimaobi Ihemeje (Enugu West Senatorial District), Mrs. Justina Ugwu (Enugu North Senatorial District), Dr. Nnenna Ogbonna (Enugu East Senatorial District), Theophilus Nweke (representing the Nigeria Union of Teachers), and Mrs. Juliet Ifesinachi Ani (representing the State Women Group). Dr. Luke Ohabuenyi Ezema will serve as Secretary of the board.
Additional appointments approved by the governor include Dr. Mrs. Nneka Onyebuchi and Patrick Onwe as members of the Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB).
Barrister Nwabueze Ugwu was appointed Chairman of the Governing Council of the Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET), while Chief Nwabueze Nnamani was named Board Chairman of the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC).
Others are Richard Onaga as Managing Director of the Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA); Hon. Bob Itanyi as Managing Director of the Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO); Barrister Richard Agu as Board Chairman of Enugu Air; and Rt. Hon. USA Igwesi as Board Chairman of the New Enugu Smart City Development Authority.
Also appointed are Hon. Chika Igwesi as Chairman of the Enugu State Road Maintenance and Development Agency; Hon. Chidera Odo as Chairman of the Enugu State Roads Fund; Hon. Barrister Manfred Nzekwe as Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Roads Fund; Dr. John Egbo as Managing Director of the Enugu East Zone Transport Terminals; and Hon. Prince Emeka Mamah as Managing Director of the Enugu North Zone Transport Terminals.
In addition, Rev. Chimaobi Aninwene was appointed a member of the Enugu State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board.
Professor Onyia stated that while the appointments of the commissioners-designate are subject to legislative confirmation, all other appointments take immediate effect.
The governor urged the appointees to bring their expertise and commitment to bear in advancing the administration’s development agenda for Enugu State.
