South East
Enugu Gets New Chief Of Staff
A Chief of Staff to re
place Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo has been appointed by Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State.
He is Mr. Victor Nnanna Atuonwu.
Chime approved the appointment of Atuonwu, who hails from Umuahia in Abia State, following the resignation of Mrs. Nwobodo to contest for a senatorial ticket.
A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. P. A. Okolo, said the appointment is with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, the people of Enugu East were at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to buy senatorial nomination form for the former Chief of Staff, Enugu Government House, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo.
Led by Deputy Governor Rev. Ifeanyi Nwonye and the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Enugu State chapter, Mr. Cornelius Nnaji, the people assembled at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, from where they trekked five kilometer s to the party house.
They formed a carnival train with five long open trailers, carrying dancing troupes and orchestras.
There was traffic jam on three of the major roads in the Enugu metropolis -Ogui Road, Okpara Avenue and Abakaliki Road, as Nwobodo’s supporters danced and sang in her praise.
Traders joined the supporters in carrying the woman’s posters.