Shafaq News- Basra
Iraqi Electricity Minister Ali Saadi dismissed and replacedaround 20 senior officials and directors general in the ElectricityDirectorates of Basra as part of a broader administrative restructuring, asource told Shafaq News on Monday.
The decisions included the dismissal of the director ofBasra's Electricity Distribution Directorate and his deputy, who is the brotherof former Electricity Minister Saif Ali Fadhil, the source said, adding that theminister also ordered the formation of investigative committees to examine theconduct of several officials over alleged failures to fulfill their officialduties, as well as weak oversight and follow-up of operational performance.
The move follows a series of dismissals, transfers, and new appointments involvingsenior officials and directors-general at the ministries of electricity, oil,and transport. The changes have been carried out under directives issued byministers and Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi as part of a broader administrativereshuffle across key government institutions.
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