Gov Nwifuru lifts suspension on 81 govt officials, orders immediate resumption

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has lifted the suspension of 81 government officials, directing them to return to their duties without delay.

The development was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday, August 5, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor.

According to the statement, the affected officials include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries who were earlier suspended on July 28, 2025.

Among those affected in the wave of suspension are the Attorney General, 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, including 14 senior special assistants, and 24 special assistants.

The officials had failed to attend an important government function. The commissioners and other political appointees were asked to proceed on a one-month working suspension with immediate effect, without salary payment.

The suspended commissioners were: Attorney General, Works, Finance, Information, Rural Development, Education, Agriculture, Water Resources, Commerce and Industry, Environment, Health, Arts and Culture, among others.

Governor Nwifuru also directed that the affected commissioners and other political appointees are prohibited from signing any official document within one month of their working suspension.