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By Rasaq Adebayo
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has sacked the Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Francis Etta.
This was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Christian Ita, in Calabar.
Ita said that the Governor thanked him for his service to the state and wished him well in his future endeavours.
It read in part: “The State Governor, His Excellency Prof Ben Ayade has approved the relieving of Hon. Francis Etta of his appointment as Commissioner for Special Duties with immediate effect.”
The Governor has so far sacked four commissioners and five special advisers in his cabinet since he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC.