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PRIVATE RADIO STATION SACKS GM FOR CRTICISING EBONYI STATE GOVERNOR
The Management of Legacy FM, a private radio station in Ebonyi State, has suspended Godfrey Chikwere as acting General Manager.
Mr Chikwere’s suspension followed his criticism of the state governor, Francis Nwifuru, both during radio broadcasts and on social media.
The suspended official previously worked at the state government-owned broadcast station, Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation, before he was appointed the general manager of the private station in 2023.
In an announcement on the radio station on Saturday, Legacy FM’s management accused Mr Chikwere of flouting the station’s code of conduct.
“The management of Legacy FM 95.1, The Sound of Now, hereby suspends the acting general manager, Godfrey Chikwere with immediate effect, till further notice.
“This is due to unruly behaviour and disobedience to the code of conduct guiding the Legacy FM,” the station management said in the announcement.
“With such effect, he is hereby directed to hand over all the company property in his position to the next senior officer.”
Mr Chikwere has been critical of Mr Nwifuru’s administration in recent times.
The journalist in a Facebook post on Friday urged Mr Nwifuru to take decisive action to protect his image and that of Ebonyi State.
He claimed that public perception of the governor’s administration was deteriorating, and criticised the administration for what he described as poor communication, underperformance by appointees, and unfulfilled pronouncements.
Mr Chikwere cautioned that the governor’s goodwill was dwindling and advised him to “step on toes” to achieve results.
He stressed that the current state of affairs pained true supporters.
