Ikpeazu sacks three council chairmen, commissioner

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has sacked Transition Committee Chairmen of Aba North, Victor Ubani; Aba South, Cherechi Wogu and Umunneochi, Mathew Ibe.
In a statement by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Anthony Agbazuere, gave no reason for their sack. But sources said the sacks could not be unconnected to gross-misconducts and anti-party activities of those concerned.
The Commissioner of Transport, Ekele Nwaohammuo and General Manager of Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS) Bright Ikeokwu was also relived of his duties were also relieved of their duties.
The governor also approved the appointment of Ezechikamnayo as Transition Committee Chairman Nominee for Umuneochi, while Tony Nwanmuo and Godswill Nwonoruo have been sent to the House of Assembly as Commissioner-nominees.
“The deputy chairmen of the affected councils should take over and, together with their Heads of Service, set up a taskforce to check environmental indiscipline and other vices.
“TIMASS taskforce is also to be set up to further check these excesses”, the statement reads.