Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has explained that he suspended 87 aides for failing to attend a government function.
The governor disclosed this on Monday night in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor.
He noted that the suspended aides were penalised for failing to attend an important government function.
The governor said those suspended included commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries.
Nwifuru gave the affected officials instructions to proceed on a one-month working suspension without salary.
“The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has directed that the underlisted government functionaries proceed on a one-month working suspension without salary for failure to attend an important government function,” the statement read.
