Soludo appoints mother of slain 'Fish Magnet' as Commissioner for Women Affairs
The 18 nominees include four returning commissioners, and the House will screen Esther Onyekesi for Women Affairs and Social Development.
- Governor Chukwuma Soludo nominated Mrs. Esther Chinyere Onyekesi as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, forwarding her name to the state assembly for confirmation on Tuesday.
- Mrs. Onyekesi, the former All Progressives Grand Alliance Women Leader in Anambra, is the mother of late Martin Onyekesi, murdered by kidnappers last year; she insisted the death had no political connection.
- The 18-nominee list contains four returning commissioners and 14 new candidates spanning portfolios including Health, Information, Justice, and Lands, submitted exactly seven weeks after Soludo's second-term swearing-in.
- Anambra State House of Assembly Speaker Somtochukwu Nkem Udeze received the nominees during Tuesday's plenary and referred them to the House Committee on Screening and Election Matters for legislative review.
- Soludo's second four-year term began on March 17 and will elapse by March 2030, with this cabinet formation completing the administrative structure for his renewed tenure.
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Soludo submits commissioner-nominees to Anambra assembly
The submission of the 18 nominees came exactly seven weeks after Mr Soludo was sworn in for a second term in office on 17 March. The post Soludo submits commissioner-nominees to Anambra assembly appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Soludo Appoints Mother of Slain ‘Fish Magnet’ as Commissioner for Women Affairs
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Mrs. Esther Chinyere Onyekesi, mother of the late businessman Martin Onyekesi (popularly known as ‘Fish Magnet’), as the new Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development.The appointment was announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, as part of a list of 18 commissioner nominees forwarded to the Anambra State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. Only four members of the pr…
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