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Danjuma Odiba, the chairman of the Kogi State Market Board, has been fired for "gross failure to perform his duties."
At the special State Executive Council meeting held on Monday at Government House, Lokoja, the State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, made the announcement of the dismissal.
Odiba was charged with abandoning his responsibilities and encouraging the return of filth in the state, according to the Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, who confirmed the situation following the exco meeting.
Fanwo stated that the name of Odiba's replacement would be revealed soon.
