Governor Udom Emmanuel has said that five more commissioners would be dropped from the State Executive Council after this week’s resignation of two commissioners for political reasons.
A statement from the state information commissioner Mr Ini Ememobong after a State Executive Council meeting in Uyo yesterday also said that names of new commissioners would be forwarded to the House of Assembly for screening and clearance.
Though names of the five commissioners to be eased out has not been made public it is believed that Dr Glory Edet(Agriculture), Barr Prince Akpabio (Trade and Investment) would get the axe to enable them pursue their political career.
Others also expected to be eased out for political reasons would include Chief Okpulupm Etteh (Special Duties & Aviation), Prof Enoh Ibanga (Works) and Mr Umoh Eno (Lands and Water Resources)
The statement said that Council also reviwed the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Union of Teachers and directed that the relevant ministries should take necessary steps to solve the problem immediately while a meeting with the Leadership of the Union was immediately scheduled.
The meeting also received an update on all ongoing projects by the various supervising Commissioners who were charged to ensure speedy completion of the jobs under their care and to submit the dates for commissioning of all their projects.
Update on the implementation of the Human Resource Management System Project was presented by the Head of the Civil Service, who praised the system for its effectiveness in administering the Civil Service.
