{"id":380421,"date":"2017-12-05T19:31:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=380421"},"modified":"2017-12-05T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:31:37","slug":"nigerian-governors-sister-made-commissioner-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/nigerian-governors-sister-made-commissioner-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian governor’s sister made ‘Commissioner of Happiness’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Nigerian governor has created a new role for his sister – as commissioner for happiness.<\/p>\n
Rochas Okorocha unveiled the post during the swearing-in of 27 other new commissioners for Imo State.<\/p>\n
But his sister Ogechi Ololo later rubbished initial reports stating she would also be in charge of “couples’ fulfilment” – saying it was actually “purpose fulfilment”.<\/p>\n
Either way, the announcement has been met with derision on social media.<\/p>\n
Many questioned the need for such a role, and wondered what it would entail.<\/p>\n
It also comes hot on the heels of other unusual decisions made by the governor in recent times.<\/p>\n
Mr Okorocha raised eyebrows across the continent in October after he unveiled a\u00a0statue dedicated to South African President Jacob Zuma\u00a0– a man who has no apparent links to the south-eastern state.<\/p>\n
But Mrs Ololo – who was previously her brother’s chief of staff, as well as being special adviser on domestic matters – assured the BBC it was a vital role which people would understand “with time”.<\/p>\n
“Happiness is something that is still lacking,” she said, while acknowledging it could “mean anything to anybody”.<\/p>\n
She added: “My role is to create positive attitudes for our Imo people.”<\/p>\n
Day to day, she explained, the ministry would be ensuring policies designed to make people happy, like free education, were being handled properly and benefiting the community.<\/p>\n
“This ministry is policy-driven,” she said, rejecting suggestions it might be an unnecessary additional layer of government.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Nigerian governor has created a new role for his sister – as commissioner for happiness. Rochas Okorocha unveiled the post during the swearing-in of 27 other new commissioners for Imo State. But his sister Ogechi Ololo later rubbished initial reports stating she would also be in charge of “couples’ fulfilment” – saying it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":380422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n