Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade has sacked his Commissioner for Special Duties, Francis Etta.
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Christian Ita, announced this on Tuesday in Calabar.
Ita said that Ayade thanked Etta for his service to the state and wished him well in his future endeavours.
“The State Governor, His Excellency Prof Ben Ayade has approved the relieving of Hon. Francis Etta of his appointment as Commissioner for Special Duties with immediate effect,” the statement reads.
Recall that on Monday, Ayade’s special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, Mr Mark Obi, voluntarily resigned.
In his resignation letter, Obi said that “as a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he would not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Timenews had earlier reported that the state governor defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC) from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
