Nnam says he quits the state’s cabinet in solidarity with sacked civil servants.
Commissioner of Land and Urban Development.in Enugu State, Victor Nnam, has resigned his position in the cabinet of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwanyi.
Nnam, in the resignation letter addressed to Ugwuanyi on Friday said his resignation was in response to the harsh sack of the professional heads of departments in his ministry.
According to Peoples Gazette, Nnam also claimed that the governor refused to assent to his proposal for a Geometric Information System, GIS, land administration, an initiative he said could have helped phase out land grabbers and created investors’ confidence in Enugu State.
“However, the reason for my resignation is the recent removal of the professional heads of departments under me on the punitive ground for simply doing their jobs diligently. My conscience can no longer allow me to serve your administration while those innocent professional senior civil servants are punished for doing the right thing,” Nnam said.
“I hereby resign my appointment as the commissioner for Lands and Urban Development Enugu state with effect from today, Friday 29th October 2021, and submit the black Prado SUV,” Nnam added.
The newspaper said Nnam’s resignation comes amidst recent allegations of controversial land deals, both from private individuals, corporate entities and the state House of Assembly.