October 30, (THEWILL) – The Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Director General Of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Angela Ogeyi Odey.
This follows a release made available by the Press Unit of the governor’s office with reference number GOPRESS/012/VOL.II 261 and signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche.
The statement, which is dated October 30, 2023, says the suspended DG has been “directed to hand over to the most senior director in the Agency before close of work today, Monday, October 30, 2023.
“During the period of her suspension, she is requested not to be engaged, covertly or overtly, in the administration of the SEMA except otherwise directed by His Excellency”, the statement read.
It is unclear the reason for the suspension but it may not be unconnected to the ongoing palliative distribution exercise in the state.
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