Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief Angela Odey, over alleged poor handling of palliatives meant to cushion the effect of subsidy removal.
The suspension was contained in a 30 October 2023 press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche.
Odey was directed to hand over to the most senior director in her agency before the close of work on Monday.
In the release, the suspended DG was also mandated not to engage in any of the agency activities while the suspension lasted except otherwise directed.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the governor had a fortnight ago flagged off the distribution of the palliatives across the state.
