Crisis Lingers as APC Governor Sacks Commissioner, 2 Others, Gives Reason
- Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the immediate sacking of the state commissioner for Agriculture, David Apeh
- The governor also relieved the service of 2 appointees from his cabinet as the state prepares for a guber election that would usher in a new government
- However, Folashade Ayoade, the secretary to the state government, disclosed that the appointees were sacked by the governor because of gross misconduct
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Lokoja, Kogi - Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, has sacked David Apeh, the commissioner for agriculture in the state, with immediate effect.
According to AIT, the governor also suspended two of his special advisers, who are Danladi Isah and Maryam Salifu, his special adviser on emergency management and part-time chairman of the Kogi State Hotels and Tourism Board.
Source: Twitter
Why Governor Bello sacks commissioner, appointees
Folashade Arike Ayoade, the Secretary to the State Government, confirmed the sacking of the appointees in a telephone chat with journalists.
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According to Ayoade, the appointees were sacked by Governor Bello because of gross misconduct while declining to give further details of the misconduct.
Governor Bello will be leaving office in January 2024 when he would be rounding up his second term as the governor of the North Central State.
Bello is one of the strong governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who played a key role in the 2023 general election.
What Governor Bello has done for APC ahead of the November Guber election
Ahead of the November governorship election in the state, Bello ensured that his preferred candidate emerged as the APC flagbearer in the forthcoming poll.
On Thursday, Bello was part of the APC governors present at the national assembly on Tuesday, June 13, to witness the leadership election of the second tier of government.
He congratulated Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas, newly elected Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Bello, Sanwo-Olu, other APC, PDP Govs at Akpabio, Abbas' election
Legit.ng earlier reported that the governor of Kogi state was another APC leader seen at the national assembly to observe the election that produced Akpabio and Abbas as leaders of the 10th National Assembly.
Bello is rounding up his second term as governor of Kogi state and is expected to retain the seat for APC guber candidate in Kogi in the November election.
Source: Legit.ng
