Enugu Assembly clears 15 commissioner-nominees

Enugu Assembly clears Ekweremadu, Chime’s children, others as commissioners

Enugu Assembly has cleared all the 15 commissioner-nominees submitted by Governor Peter Mbah.

Among the commissioners screened are Lyon Ekweremadu and Adaora Chukwu,  son of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and daughter of former Governor Sullivan Chime respectively.

Unlike the usual take a bow and leave, the nominees were thoroughly grilled and the Speaker allowed the members to quiz them well.

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Only three former Commissioners Deacon Okey Ogbodo, Prof. Emmanuel Obi and Dr. Kingsley Udeh were not given a tough time. 

Fielding questions from the lawmakers, Engr. Lawrence Eze said that if names Commissioner for works, he would make sure that contractors build quality roads that can stand the test of time.

According to Eze, most roads wear off shortly after commissioning because they do not have a solid foundation.

On his part, Ekweremadu, a lawyer, said he would embark on programmes to decongest correctional facilities in the state, which he said were heavily congested.

According to him, most of the inmates were in the faculties on trumped-up charges while many others on awaiting trial had overstayed the number of years they were supposed to serve if found guilty