Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the appointment of 101 aides, comprising special advisers, senior special assistants and special assistants.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, who said they took effect immediately.
According to Onyia, the appointees include seven special advisers, six senior special assistants and 88 special assistants.
The special advisers are Dr Fidelis Odo, Inter-Governmental Affairs and Coordination; Mr Augustine Okoli, Policy Affairs and Analysis; and Mr Pedro Nwankwo, Stakeholders Relations and Community Affairs.
Others are Mr Chimezie Nkwuo, Economic Development; Chief Vitalis Okonkwo, Grassroots Coordination; Mr Peter Omeje, Commerce and Business Development; and Chief Sam Nwagu, Conflict Resolution and Mediation.
The senior special assistants include Rachael Okonkwo, Film and Creative Industry Development; Okey Ude, Inter-Party and Mobilisation; and Chinedu Chukwunwike, Party Monitoring.
Others are Peter Ogbe, Legal and Regulatory Compliance; Chinedu Ozoeluba, Boundary and Land Dispute Resolution; and Frank Udemezue, Small and Medium Enterprise Development.
The statement said the special assistants would handle responsibilities covering forest protection, market sanitation, health facility maintenance, environmental protection and community development.
Their duties would also include youth engagement, women’s mobilisation, public communication, infrastructure monitoring, rural development, technology and innovation, among others.
