Ebonyi State Government Appoints 25 Permanent Secretaries

The Ebonyi State government has approved the appointment of 25 permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the state civil service.

This announcement was made in a press statement by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, on Thursday.

Okpor stated that the development followed a request by the Head of Service, Mrs. Rita Okoro, to address the vacancies.

Additionally, Okpor revealed that the State Executive Council has received an interim progress report on the foreign scholarship scheme from the Commissioner for Education, Professor Omari Omaka.

“The state government has charged the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Grace Umezurike, and the State Scholarship Board to interface with the embassies of the targeted countries to expedite action and prepare for the next academic session,” Okpor said.

He also disclosed that the state government has designated Wednesday for the learning of local dialects and directed the Ministry of Education to ensure compliance with this directive in both private and public schools in Ebonyi State.

Parts of the statement read: “Following the request by the Head of Service to fill existing vacancies for the positions of permanent secretaries in the state civil service, the Council approved the appointment of twenty-five (25) permanent secretaries and directed the Head of Service to commence the process, with special emphasis on the state character system.

“Arising from the memo presented to the Council by the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, wherein he expressed concern that our local dialects are unconsciously going into extinction, the State Executive Council approved that Wednesdays be set aside for the learning and speaking of local dialects in schools.”