The commissioner for health in Abia, Ngozi Okoronkwo, suspended from office on June 11, has resigned her appointment.

The chief press secretary to the governor, Njoku Ukoha, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Umuahia on Wednesday.

Mr Ukoha added that Ms Okoronkwo tendered her resignation letter to Governor Alex Otti on Tuesday, even when the panel set up to investigate her alleged misconduct was still sitting.

It stated that the governor, while accepting her resignation, “thanked her for her services and modest achievements in repositioning Abia’s health sector for better service delivery in the last year.”

Mr Otti was also quoted as having wished her well in her future endeavours.

According to the statement, the governor reiterated his commitment to Abia’s transformation and reminded the people that they gave him the mandate to assemble his team, which includes hiring, suspending or sacking his appointees.

“Otti further noted that his mandate also extends to rejigging and reshuffling his cabinet when the need arises for the sole purpose of delivering all his promises to the people,” Mr Ukoha added.

Ms Okoronkwo’s resignation brings to three the number of commissioners that have so far resigned their appointments in Mr Otti’s administration.

The commissioner for science and technology, Chima Oriaku, and that of agriculture, Monica Ironkwe, had last week resigned their appointments.

Mr Ukoha, who confirmed their resignation in a statement, did not give reasons for their action. 

(NAN)