Ebonyi State Governor Recalls 25 Suspended Commissioners, Others

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Barely eight days after slamming a month-long  suspension order on no  fewer than 87 of his appointees, the Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru on Tuesday August 5 ,2025, backed down on his earlier position, with  a directive for the affected aides to resume work.

The Source reports that Governor Nwifuru had, on Monday, July 28 ,2025, in an unprecedented and controversial move, suspended 25 Commissioners, 14 Senior Special Assistants, ,24 Special Assistants, and 22 Permanent Secretaries for absenting themselves from a Government function

Expectedly, the action instantly drew widespread flaks from both within and outside the State, with insinuations rife that the official may have  been axed owing to their failure to attend the birthday party of the Governor’s six-old daughter.

However, in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Dr Monday Uzor, Wednesday, July 30,  the Governor insisted that the suspension order had nothing to do with with his daughter’s birthday celebration.

The affected appointees according to the statement, were rather sanctioned for their failure to attend a major Government function–a basic school sports competition put together by the State’s Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB .

They were said to have refused to attend the event, despite the Governor’s directives for them to join the Deputy Governor in representing him at the event.

“The Governor was away, and had to instruct his Deputy to represent him at the grand finale of the Basic School Sports competition organized by the Universal Basic Education Board UBEB.

” However, most of the Commissioners and appointees failed to attend. So when the Governor learnt about it, he had to act as this was not the first time such a thing will be happening”, Dr Uzor.

“As for that picture (picture of the Governor’s daughter circulating on social media) ,it is unrelated to the suspension. It was taken at a private event hosted by the Governor’ in July”, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary stated.

In  a statement on Tuesday, Dr Uzor informed that all the affected appointees are to resume officials duties immediately.

This is as he noted that the decision is part of Governor Nwifuru’s efforts at repositioning the  administrative framework of the State.