Enugu State government has announced Thursday, March 3, 2022, as the date for the swearing-in ceremony of the 17 council chairmen and their deputies elected during the recently concluded local government elections of February 23, 2022, in the state.
According to a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected council chairmen and their deputies will take place at Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu, at 10am.
In another development, the state government has banned forthwith the operation of tricycle (keke), motorcycle (okada) and tipper-truck in all communities in Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state. The state government also banned the operation of tricycle, motorcycle and tipper-truck in the following communities/neighbourhoods in Enugu South LGA; Amechi Uno, Amechi Awkunanaw, Amechi Uwani, Obeagu Main, Obeagu Uno, Centenary City/Obunagu, Obeagu, One Day, Garki, Akwuke, Ugwuaji, Ndiagu Onunyo, Maryland and Ikiriki.
A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ortuanya, disclosed that the decision was sequel to an emergency Security Council meeting held at Enugu State Government House, “on the heels of the recent spike in insecurity in parts of the state and Executive Order No.1: 2022 dated 24th February, 2022.”