Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of new commissioners, board chairmen, executive secretaries and other senior officials into various positions in the state government.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia.
Those appointed as commissioners-designate are Barr. Osinachi Nnajieze and Dr. C. O. C. Egumgbe.
Other senior appointments include Kenechukwu Nnamani as Managing Director of the Enugu State Investment Development Authority (ENSIDA), James Chukwuemeka Mbah as Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Scholarship and Education Loans Board, Dr. Eric Oluedo as Executive Secretary of the Local Government Staff Pensions Board, Mrs. Sylvia Onwubuemeli as Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Library Board, and Monday Diamond Ani as State Coordinator of the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA).
For the reconstituted Governing Board of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), the appointees are Hon. Afam Nnaji, Dr. Mrs. Uche Eze, Dr. Mrs. Oge Uka, Mrs. Rita Chimaobi Ihemeje representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Mrs. Justina Ugwu representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Dr. Nnenna Ogbonna representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Theophilus Nweke as representative of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mrs. Juliet Ifesinachi Ani as representative of the State Women Group, and Dr. Luke Ohabuenyi Ezema as Secretary.
The governor also approved other appointments covering leadership positions across the Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB), Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET), Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC), Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA), Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO), Enugu Air, the New Enugu Smart City Development Authority, and the state’s transport terminal management agencies.
The names of the commissioners-designate have been forwarded to the Enugu State House of Assembly for confirmation, while all other appointments take effect immediately.