Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has sacked the Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Bassey Okon, on Monday.
The dismissal was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah.
The statement however did not give reasons for relieving the commissioner of his appointment, it rather, directed Okon to hand over all property of government in his position, to the permanent secretary in the ministry.
Uwah added that the secretary to the state government, is to oversee the affairs of the ministry pending the appointment of a new commissioner.
The statement thanked the commissioner for the time he served on the state executive council, and wished him well in his future endeavours.
“In an ongoing effort to reposition this administration in line with the ARISE Agenda, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Umo Eno, has relieved Dr Bassey Okon, Commissioner for Special Duties, as Commissioner in the Akwa Ibom Executive Council with immediate effect,” the statement partly read.
