Abia State Governor Alex Otti has placed on indefinite suspension , Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, the Commissioner for Health over allegations of  corrupt practices 


The suspension, reportedly due to allegations of financial impropriety and mismanagement of funds, was announced during a State Executive Council meeting which held today at the Governor’s private residence in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area


Dr. Okoronkwo's suspension is  the second  dismissal in  Otti's administration. Earlier, Pastor Dike Nwankwo, the Director General of the Abia State Orientation Agency, was removed from office under similar circumstances