In an unusual move, the Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State, Eric Odo, has appointed Senior Special Assistants to focus on specific agricultural produce.
The appointees include Ezeugwu Frederick Ogbonna as Senior Special Assistant on Yam and Pepper, and Nwodo Everestus Ugonna as Senior Special Assistant on Garden Egg and Pepper.
Their appointments, dated November 1, directed them to report to the executive chairman’s office in Ogbede for briefing and deployment.
“I am pleased to inform you that the executive chairman Igbo Etiti LGA has approved your appointment as senior special assistant to the local government chairman on agriculture (yam and pepper),” Ezeugwu’s letter reads.
“You should report to the executive chairman Igbo Etiti LGA, Ogbede, for briefing and deployment.
“It is pertinent to note that this is not a career civil service appointment but a temporary appointment which you hold at the pleasure of the executive chairman of Igbo Etiti LGA.”
While Ugonna’s appointment letter partly read: “I am pleased to inform you that the executive chairman Igbo Etiti LGA has approved your appointment as senior special assistant to the Local Government chairman on agriculture (garden egg & pepper).”
