Soludo sends list of commissioner, SAs nominees to Assembly

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has submitted the list of 20 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

Speaker of the House, Uche Okafor, who disclosed this yesterday during plenary, while reading a letter from Soludo dated March 28, 2022, also read another letter from the governor requesting the confirmation of 15 nominees as special advisers (SAs).
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He, however, referred the lists to the House of Assembly Committee on Screening headed by Deputy Speaker, Paschal Agbodike, urging them to facilitate the screening process and report back appropriately.

He revealed that the commissioner nominees include: Ifeatu Onejeme, Finance; Prof. Ofonze Amucheazi, Lands; Ifeanyi Okoma, Works and Infrastructure; Mrs. Chiamaka Nnake, Budget and Economic Planning; Dr. Afam Obidike, Health; Patrick Agha, Youth Development and Mrs. Ifeyinwa Obinabo (Women and Social Welfare).
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He also nominated Dr. Obinna Ngonadi (Commerce and Industry); Julius Chukwuemeka (Power and Water Resources); Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh (Education); Paul Nwosu (Information); Dr. Forester Ihejiofor (Agriculture) and Patricia Igwebuike (Transport).

Others are, Felix Odimegwu (Environment); Chikodi Anara (Homeland Affairs); Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje (Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice); Collins Nwabunwanne (Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs); Donatus Onyeji (Culture, Entertainment and Tourism); Anthony Ifeanya, Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Paulinus Onyeka (Housing).
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