Mr Chooks Oko has been appointed as Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi’s new Special Assistant on Media and Strategy.
Oko was the Special Assistant to the Governor on Strategy prior to his appointment.
The appointment was announced on Sunday by the Secretary to the State Government, Ugbala Kenneth Igwe.
Mr Francis Nwaze, the former Special Assistant on Media, has been replaced by the new media aide.
Oko’s appointment as spokesman to the Governor was the fifth since Umahi became Governor in 2015.
Ugbala said that the Governor re-designated his former Media Aide as Special Assistant on Documentation.
He said, “His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi has approved the re-designation of SA to Governor on Media, Deacon Francis Nwaze as SA on documentation while SA to Governor on Strategy, Mr. Chooks Oko is now designated as SA Media and Strategy.
“In the light of the above, handing and taking-over of duties is wth immediately effect. All concerned are to ensure strict compliance to this directive”, the statement added.