Gov Nwifuru reinstates 81 suspended government officials

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has officially lifted the suspension of 81 government officials, directing them to resume their duties immediately.

The directive was contained in a statement released on Tuesday, August 5, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor.

The reinstated officials include commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and permanent secretaries who were previously suspended on July 28, 2025.

Among those affected in the wave of suspension are the Attorney General, 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, including 14 senior special assistants, and 24 special assistants.

The officials had failed to attend an important government function. The commissioners and other political appointees were asked to proceed on a one-month working suspension with immediate effect, without salary payment.

The suspended commissioners were: Attorney General, Works, Finance, Information, Rural Development, Education, Agriculture, Water Resources, Commerce and Industry, Environment, Health, Arts and Culture, among others.

Governor Nwifuru also directed that the affected commissioners and other political appointees are prohibited from signing any official document within one month of their working suspension.