Lead Representative of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has sacked the Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Bassey Okon.
A statement endorsed by the Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, did not state the reasons for relieving the commissioner of his appointment, it rather, ordered 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 supervise the affairs of the ministry until the appointment of another commissioner.
The statement thanked the commissioner for the period he served on the state executive council and wished him well in his future undertakings.
“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.
