Imo Assembly Screens, Approves 12 Commissioner-nominees 

Tony Icheku in Owerri

The Imo State House of Assembly has screened and approved the list of  commissioner nominees sent to it by Governor Hope Uzodinma.
The screened nominees include immediate past commissioners, comprising Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba (Information and Strategy); Ralph Nwosu, (Works); and Chimezie Amadi, (Digital Economy and e-Government).

Other former commissioners nominees screened include Cosmos Maduba,(Agriculture and Natural Resources); and Major Emenike, (Environment)
ition to the  returning commissioners, others who scaled through the process includes Hon. Bede Ekeh;  Dr.  Chika Benson Abazu; Ozo Obinna Ogwuegbu;  Hon. Osakwe Modestus;  Hon. Anyanwu Anselem Ezechinyere;  Hon. Onyeoha Obinna Evaristus and Hon. Nkechi Ugwu
The Clerk of the House of Assembly, Mrs. Chinelo Emeghara, told the House before the before the exercise that 12 names have been forwarded by the governor for screening and added that four more names are being expected.

Governor Uzodinma  dissolved his cabinet on January 16, 2024, after his inauguration on January 15, 2024.
The Speaker of the House , Hon. Chike Olemgbe, presided over the screening which took place at the Assembly complex