Pecohub The suspended Commissioner for Health in Abia state, Ngozi Okoronkwo, has resigned her appointment.
Ukoha Njoku, the spokesperson to Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Suspension
Mr Otti, in June, suspended Mrs Okoronkwo, a medical doctor, for alleged “gross misconduct.”
The governor, through a statement by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Okey Kanu, said the suspension of the health commissioner was to pave the way for the allegations against her to be investigated.
The governor did not give details of the allegations.
Resignation
Mr Njoku said in the Wednesday statement that Mrs Okoronkwo had tendered her resignation letter to Mr Otti.
The spokesperson said the governor has accepted her resignation.
He said the governor thanked Mrs Okoronkwo “for her services” and “modest achievements in repositioning the health sector for better service delivery” in the last one year.
