Bishop Ifeanyi Nwoye Appointed New Enugu Deputy Governor

Enugu State House of Assembly, Thursday, confirmed the presiding
Bishop of the Christ Ascension Church, Enugu, Rev. Raphael Ifeanyi
Nwoye as the new Deputy Governor for the state.

Until his nomination and clearance, Nwoye was the Bishop in charge of
Christ Ascension Church, Ugwuaji, Enugu and
a member of Enugu State Pilgrims Welfare Board.

Bishop Nwoye is from Ishiogbo Nara in Nkanu East local government area
of the state as the ousted Deputy Governor, Mr.SundayOnyebuchi.

He served as Deputy Chairman of Nkanu East council, Caretaker
Committee chairman of the same council and also as Commissioner for
Environment under Governor Chimaroke Nnamani administration.

Gov. Sullivan Chime forwarded a letter to the State Assembly notifying
it of the appointment of Nwoye as replacement for Onyebuchi, who was
impeachedon Tuesday.

Speaker of the House, Mr. Eugene Odo at the sitting of the Assembly,
read the Governor's letter on the floor of the House after a plenary
session that had earlier deliberated on the bill for the Control of
Nomadic Cattle Rearing in Enugu State and Other Matters Related
Thereto, 2014 which second reading was stepped down last Tuesday.

The Speaker told the House that the state would not operate in a
vacuum without having a deputy govenor since the former deputy had
been impeached, saying that nature abhored vacuum.

The House went on recess for some minutes and reconvened for the
screening and confirmation of the nominee which was speedily done.

Before clearing the deputy governor designate, Leader of the
House,Hon.Sunday Udeh-Okoye, said that Rev. Nwoye had already been in
government and was not somebody whose credentials would be questioned
by the House, hence, he should be cleared immediately.

John Anichukwu, member representing Nkanu East Constituency where
Nwoye hails from, urged the House to ask the new deputy governor to
take a bow since he was a known figure who has held and is still
holding government
positions till date.

Shortly after the deputy governor designate took a bow, the House
quickly screened, confirmed and cleared him for the position.