Imo state governor bows to pressure, starts damage control

The Imo state government says there was a misrepresentation in name of the new ministry of happiness.

Rochas Okorocha, the state governor, had on Tuesday appointed Ogechi Ololo, his sister, as commissioner of the ministry.

Just like the statues he erected in the state, the development was met with criticism from Nigerians.

But in a statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, his chief press secretary, Okorocha said the intended name is ‘ministry of happiness and purpose fulfillment’, not couple’s fulfillment.

He said a typographic error, caused by the printer’s devil, led to the misrepresentation, NAN has reported.

In the statement, Okorocha also justified the essence of the new ministry, its purpose and the choice of his sister to head it.