Nigeria, March 18 -- Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has suspended three commissioners in his cabinet for alleged absenteeism.

The affected commissioners are Solomon Azi (grants and donor agencies), Victor Chukwu (environment) and Ikeuwa Omebe (rural development).

Mr Nwifuru suspended the commissioners for a month for being absent without permission at the State Executive Council meeting held on Monday.

Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing on the outcome of the council meeting.

He said Mr Nwifuru warned against absenteeism and lackadaisical attitude to work by the state's public servants.

Mr Okpor said the governor directed that the suspended commission...