Alex Otti Sacks More State Public Service Staff

Gov Alex Otti

Gov Alex Otti of Abia State has ordered the immediate dismissal of all State public service staff who gained employment between December 2022 and till date.

The notice of disengagement was contained in a statement dated Thursday, August 31 and made available to journalists on Friday.

The statement signed by the Head of Service of the State, Lady I. Maduka, disclosed that the disengagement was necessary to weed out ghost workers and streamline the state public service.

According to Daily Independent, the notice, which takes immediate effect, was in line with the State Civil Service rule and was part of an ongoing reorganisation in the state public service and affected workers would be paid their terminal benefits in accordance with the State Civil Service rules.

Recall that Governor Otti had earlier in July sacked 7,000 workers of the State Civil Service.