Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ben Igwenyi, and two
other commissioners for what it called "improper dressing".
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, named the
two commissioners as Hyacinth Ikpo, Commissioner for Culture and
Tourism and Chukwuma Nwandiugo, Commissioner for Works and Transport.
The commissioners were said to have dressed casually to a state
banquet organised for the members of the Society of Gyneacologists and
Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) at the Government House on Friday night.
According to the statement published by The Nation, the suspension was
for a period of three months. The statement further directed the
commissioners not to attend any state function throughout the duration
of their suspension.
The governor was said to have been enraged by the commissioners'
"lacklustre dressing to the occasion which had in attendance members
of SOGON from various states of the federation which seemed to portray
a bad image of the state in the eyes of the visitors".
Sources close to Government House revealed that the suspension is
without pay, adding that the commissioners have been directed to hand
over all government properties in their possession to their permanent
secretaries.
What do you make of this news? The report did not state exactly what
they wore to the event, but according to the state governor, "casual
dressing" is "lacklustre dressing" which implies it is "improper
dressing".