The appointees are Prof Solo Chukwulobelu who retains his position as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sir Willie Nwokoye, who also retains his position as the Principal Secretary to the Governor and Mr Primus Odili who becomes the new Chief of Staff to the Governor while Mr James Eze, formerly a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media assumes the position of the Chief Press Secretary.

The new appointees who were formally informed of their appointments by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Daniel Ezeanwu shall be sworn in at 1pm on Monday March 19, 2018.

These appointments follow the same pattern of readiness demonstrated by Governor Obiano in his first term when he swore in his principal officers a day after his inauguration.