Gov Uzodimma appoints brother as deputy chief of staff

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved the appointment of Ferdinand Uzodimma, his brother, as his Deputy chief of staff in charge of General Services.

Also, the governor reappointed Cosmos Iwu as the Secretary to the State Government, Nnamdi Anyaehie as his Chief of Staff and Sydney Agbor as the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations.

The three appointees served in the same capacities in his first four years as governor.

Also appointed are Sam Nwaobasi, named as the Special Adviser on Programme and Policy Implementation and Monitoring, and Patrick Ekeji as the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration.

A statement issued on Thursday by Oguwike Nwachuku, Uzodimma’s spokesman, noted that the appointments took immediate effect.

The statement read, “The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has reappointed Chief Cosmos Iwu as the Secretary to the Government of Imo State.

“In the same vein, Nnamdi Anyaehie, Chief Patrick Ekeji and Olisaemeka Sydney Agbor have been reappointed as Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration) and Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), respectively.

“Also, the governor has approved the appointment of Chief Ferdinand Uzodimma, a one-time Councillor, Transition Committee Chairman and Sole Administrator of Oru East Local Government Area as his Deputy Chief of Staff (General Services) with Mr. Sam Anyalewechi Nwaobasi named as Special Adviser on Programme and Policy Implementation/ Monitoring.

“The appointments take immediate effect.

“Governor Uzodimma, who congratulated the new appointees, urged them to bring to bear their professional competence in the efforts to drive the vision of the Shared Prosperity 3R Government of Imo State.”