Umahi sacks Attorney-General

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Augustine Nwankwagu.
Chief Clement Nweke, Principal Secretary to the Governor, via a statement issued on Thursday in Abakaliki, said Nwankwagu was dropped for “`acts inconsistent with his office.’’
According to Nweke, Nwankwagu, who was a former Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly, is to hand over all government property in his possession to the permanent secretary in the ministry.
 
“This directive should be carried out before close of work on Thursday, November 2, 2017,” he said.
Nwankwagu had previously been suspended indefinitely in early 2017 for negligence of duty.