by Oge Okonkwo

According to reports, three commissioners and a special adviser have been dropped during  a minor cabinet reshuffle in Akwa Ibom by Godswill Akpabio, governor of the state.

In a statement made by the Commissioner for Information and Communications,Mr Aniekan Umanah, the commissioners affected are Transport, Mr Austin Mbeh; Economic Development, Mr Sunny Anyang; Commerce and Industry, Mr Martins Udoinyang and the Special Adviser, Sports and Youth Development, Mr Samuel Frank, was also dropped from the cabinet.

According to the statement , the minor cabinet reshuffle is with immediate effect.

PM News reports:

The statement said that the governor expressed appreciation to the former members of the state Executive Council for their services to the state.

“The governor also wished them success in their future endeavours,’’ the statement added.

The cabinet reshuffle was the second in 2013.

Aniekan Umanah