Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has given his approval for the appointment of special advisers, senior special assistants, and special assistants, according to a statement by the governor’s press secretary, Kazie Ukoh.

The appointments consist of ten special advisers, nine senior special assistants, and two special assistants.

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Among the appointees are Michael Akpara as the Special Adviser on Finance, Uwanna Ikechukwu as the Senior Special Assistant on Legal Matters, Uche Eme Uche as the Special Adviser on Education, Joel F. Ogbonna as the Special Adviser on Petroleum and Energy, and Clifford C. Agbaeze as the Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture.

Other positions include those of Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue, Chief of Protocol, Senior Special Assistant on Aba Rejuvenation, Special Assistant on Public Communication, and Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

The governor also nominated officials for various other roles, such as Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, and directed the freezing of all accounts of the Abia State Government and its agencies in financial institutions.