Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has denied claims that his commissioner for finance, Mr. Ifeatu Onejeme resigned from the position as a result of disagreement between them.
Onejeme had on Thursday announced his resignation during the meeting of the state executive council. He had been praised by the governor for his service over the years, having previously served under former governor, Chief Willie Obiano.
Press secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime who spoke on behalf of the governor said it was not true that there was a disagreement between the governor and the former commissioner.
Aburime told THE RAZOR that Onejeme resigned as a result of family reasons.
He said: “He has remained a very committed and dedicated person, both to the state government and to Anambra people.
“His resignation is very touching and Mr Governor commended him because of what he brought to bear in his government, and there is no story of any disagreement as was reported by some local blogs.
“As we speak now, a party is being held in his house by members of the exco and that shows you how much he was appreciated and valued by his colleagues in the exco.
“He was very well valued by the governor and his resignation is painful to the governor, but again you know he had good reason to resign, and you see that Mr Governor went out of his way to write him a commendation letter, which is very rare.”
