Nigeria, July 31 -- Fresh facts have emerged on why Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State suspended 87 government officials in the South-eastern state.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Nwifuru suspended 87 government officials on Monday.

The governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Monday Uzor, had claimed the officials were suspended for not attending an "important government function" over the weekend.

Of the 87 officials, 25 commissioners, 14 senior special assistants, 24 special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries were affected.

Although the announcement claimed the suspension was due to the officials' failure to attend an "important state function," findings showed the event was a burial ceremony.

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