2015: 5 Enugu Commissioners, SA’s Resign To Contest Elections

                   
Five commissioners in the Enugu State executive council have resigned their appointments to enable them contest different po­sitions in the forthcoming general elections in the state.

Those, who resigned are Chukwuka Utazi, com­missioner for transport; Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam, com­missioner for lands; Joe Ma­mah in charge of ministry of tourism as well as Ikechukwu Ugwuegede, commissioner for capital development au­thority.
Others, who resigned from the government to pursue their political ambitions, are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Projects, Uche Nwobodo, and his Public Enlightenment counterpart, Paul Nnajiofor; Chief of Staff, Government House, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo, and the Managing Director of the State Transport Corpora­tion, Okey Mba.
Apart from the immedi­ate past Commissioner for Transport Chukwuka Utazi, who wants to go to the Sen­ate, the other three commis­sioners are gunning for the House of Representatives with Ujam leading the list of aspirants in Nkanu Ease/ West Federal Constituency.
Speaking with newsmen on why he resigned, Utazi, who is also a lawyer, said all the odds favoured him, as he was endowed with the capacity, training and public service experience. He stat­ed that the zoning policy in Nsukka zone also favoured him, as his area, Uzo-Uwani Local Government, was yet to produce a senator.
Utazi said also that as a former member of Enugu State House of Assembly, he understood the workings of the legislature and, there­fore, would not learn on the job.