10.07.2013, 11:39 
Naija News.
It has been recently reported that Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar has sacked five commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and two special advisers.
According to reports, they have been relieved of their respective posts due to their inability to account for the N400m flood fund released to the state by the federal government as relief to the victims of 2012 flood.
The sack followed a resolution by the State House of Assembly which fingered the affected persons in the mismanagement of the N400 million intervention fund released to Taraba State by the federal government for victims of the 2012 flood disasters.
Those affected include the SSG, Ambassador Emmanuel Njiwah; five commissioners, Anthony Jellason, Commissioner for Agriculture; Rebo Usman, Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development; Yakubu Agbaizo, Commissioner for Education; Charity Green, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development and Jonah Agyo, Commissioner for Works.
The two special advisers are Joshua Augustine, special adviser on Revenue Matters, and Mannaseh D. Kaura, special adviser on Boarder Development.
A statement from the chief press secretary to the acting governor, Kefas Sule, said the affected officials were removed following a resolution by the Taraba State House of Assembly at its sitting on Monday, July 8, 2013, adding that they were all indicted by the House for failing to properly account for the fund which was released to them.
According to him, the House established that the flood disaster relief administration in the state was politicised, mismanaged and reduced to an avenue where privileged persons who were involved in the management of the funds played roles which undermined the thrust of their offices.
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