Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has sacked four commissioners in his cabinet and five special advisers.
Mr Ayade’s special adviser on media and publicity Christian Ita stated this in a release on Monday in Calabar.
Those affected are Asu Okang, who was the commissioner for information and Donatus Etim who headed the ministry of climate change.
Others are Rita Ayim, who was the commissioner for women affairs and Mike Usibe who was the commissioner for new cities development.
The affected special advisers are Leo Inyambe, who was the special adviser on security, John Etim, oil palm development and Orok Duke, special adviser on Callywood, Victor Okon and Agbiji Mbeh-Agbiji.
‘Consequently, they are hereby directed to return government properties and vehicles in their care with immediate effect to the Chief of Staff to the governor.
”The governor thanked them for their services to the state and wishes
them well in their future endeavours,” he stated.
Ayade recently defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party.
