Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. HFrancis Nwifuru has terminated the appointment of political officeholders made by his predecessor, Chief David Umahi.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr. Monday Uzor and made available to newsmen on Saturday night.
The termination of their appointments which was with immediate effect was followed with a directive that the affected appointees hands over all government properties in their possession to the most senior civil servants in their respective ministries, departments and agencies.
The statement reads that Permanent Secretaries and political office holders in the following statutory Commissions are, however, exempt from this directive, adding that they are the civil service commission and the judicial service commission, the Ebonyi Independent Electoral Commission and the state Anti Corruption/ Public Complaint Commission.
It also states that the governor appreciates their contributions to the development of the state and wishes them well in their future endeavours.
