President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Malachy Agbo was one of the prominent indigenes of Enugu state that were today, appointed chairmen of the local government caretaker committees.
The state governor, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who inaugurated the committees for the 17 local government councils in the state, asked them to live within their respective council areas even as he also directed all them to brace up for a government that place great emphasis on fiscal discipline in view of the peculiar situations confronting each of their council areas.
Only three of the former local government council chairmen, including Prince Cornelius Nnaji of Enugu East local government, Mr. Afam Okereke of Nkanu West council area and Cornnel Onwubuya of Uzo-Uwani local government council were retained.
Other chairmen of the council caretaker committees include, Professor Rose Onah for Nsukka, Ekwe Chidi from Aninri, Igwe Isaac Chukwudi – Enugu North, Sunday Ugwu – Enugu South and Fred Ezenwa – Ezeagu. Others are Malachy Agbo – Igbo-etiti,
Uwake Ezeja – Igboeze North, Fidelis Odoh – Igboeze South and Benjamin
Edeoga – Isiuzo among others.
The governor emphasized the imperative of the new helmsmen domiciling in their local government council areas, saying that the era of running the local government system from hotels is over in the state.
The governor reminded them that government and the people of Enugu State expect good results from them. He thanked the out-gone chairmen and the councilors for the service they rendered in their respective capacities, wishing them well in their future endeavours. [myad]
