Soludo sacks political appointees, orders immediate handover

Barely 24 hours aft his swearing-in for a 2nd term, the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has directed each governmental appointees to manus implicit their duties with contiguous effect.

The directive was conveyed successful an authoritative circular issued connected March 18, 2026, by the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), instructing affected appointees to transportation responsibilities to Permanent Secretaries or, successful their absence, the astir elder civilian servant successful their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

According to the memo, the handover is to beryllium completed connected oregon earlier the adjacent of enactment connected the aforesaid day, pending the constitution of a caller cabinet.

“I americium directed to pass each governmental appointees to manus implicit to the Permanent Secretaries oregon the astir elder civilian servant successful the assorted MDAs connected oregon earlier the adjacent of enactment today… until a caller furniture is constituted,” the connection read.

The authorities further directed that each first-term furniture members are to conscionable with the politician connected Monday, March 23, 2026, astatine 10:00...