Governor Hope Uzodimma has named in acting capacity, the immediate past Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Duties, Mrs. Chikodi Emenalom, as the new Head of Service for the Imo State Civil Service.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Mrs. Emenalom, former Chairperson of National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Imo State, Member of the National Institute (MNI) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), replaces Barr. Raymond Ucheoma who has retired.
The Acting Head of Service comes into her new office with experience gathered over the years from different ministeries since joining the Imo State Civil Service in 1990 as Information Officer.
A 1988 graduate of Linguistics from the old Imo State University, Okigwe, Mrs. Emenalom was promoted a Permanent Secretary in 2018 and has worked in the Ministeries of Information, Finance, Agriculture, Women Affairs, Special Duties as well as in Government House.
During the 2020-2021 Corona Virus pandemic era, she was appointed the Imo State Communicator for the World Bank Assisted programme dealing with COVID in the State.
While congratulating Mrs. Emenalom on the appointment, Governor Uzodimma urges her to bring her wealth of experience in the Service to bear in the discharge of her duties.