Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State pulled a surprise on his bewildered cabinet members, when he announced that 20 commissioners have been dropped from his cabinet on Wednesday.
Recall that the governor alleged two weeks ago that some of his appointees were moles sabotaging his administration.
The sacking of the 20 commissioners came just one month after the governor reshuffled his cabinet and appointed new Commissioners for Finance and Health.
The sacking came as a surprise to the affected appointees, as there was no sign that the announcement would be made.
The Legend learnt from government sources gathered that the affected commissioners were in their offices on Wednesday afternoon when the news broke.
The state Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, has confirmed the sacking of the 20 commissioners when he was reachef by newsmen on Wednesday afternoon.