Gov Umahi appoints new media aide

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has appointed Mr Chooks Oko as his new Special Assistant on Media and Strategy.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ugbala Kenneth Igwe, made the announcement on Sunday.

The new media aide replaces the former Special Assistant on Media, Mr Francis Nwaze.

Oko was until the appointment, the Special Assistant to the governor on Strategy.

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The SSG said the Governor re-designated his former Media Aide as Special Assistant on Documentation.

He stressed that, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi has approved the re-designation of SA to Governor on Media, Deacon Francis Nwaze as SA on documentation while SA to Governor on Strategy, Mr. Chooks Oko is now designated as SA Media and Strategy.

“In the light of the above, handing and taking-over of duties is wth immediately effect. All concerned are to ensure strict compliance to this directive”, the statement added.

Oko’s appointment as spokesman to the Governor was the fifth since Umahi became Governor in 2015.