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A private radio station in Ebonyi, Legacy FM, has suspended Godfrey Chikwere as acting general manager.
Southeastposts gathered that Mr Chikwere’s suspension followed his criticism of the state governor, Francis Nwifuru, both during radio broadcasts and on social media.
It was gathered that 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.”
Checks by Southeastposts revealed that Mr Chikwere has been critical of Mr Nwifuru’s administration in recent times
The journalist in a recent Facebook post, 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.
He also cautioned that the governor’s goodwill was dwindling and advised him to “step on toes” to achieve results, stressing that the current state of affairs pained true supporters.
Meanwhile , in response, Governor Nwifuru’s spokesperson, Monday Uzor, lampooned Mr Chikwere’s criticisms of the administration.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Friday, Mr Uzor described the criticisms as unfounded.
The Governor’s spokesperson accused Mr Chikwere, although he avoided mentioning his name, of ungratefulness by using his platforms to attack the governor despite the radio station benefiting from government support.
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