In what his administration calls the \u201cfinal\u201d reorganization of his Cabinet, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres has accepted the courtesy resignation of Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Laura Ogumoro.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn light of your service and contributions, it is with a heavy heart and sincere gratitude that we accept your resignation effective March 21, 2016,\u201d said Torres in a letter to Ogumoro. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou have dutifully taken charge of one of the CNMI\u2019s most vital departments. In caring for our people\u2014from our promising youth to our beloved man\u2019amko\u2014and through the assistance you have provided to those among us who need a helping hand, you have made a beneficial impact to the lives of many. For that, we thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Torres, in his statement yesterday, said an announcement on a new DCCA secretary is forthcoming.<\/p>\n
The move to replace Ogumoro comes about two weeks after Ogumoro issued a memo of \u201cproposed termination\u201d to Office on Aging director Walter Manglona, who has said on a social media account that \u201cit was not\u201d Torres or Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog who initiated his proposed termination, and that it was Ogumoro.<\/p>\n
Since that time, the Torres administration has said they would be delving into the matter accordingly and that the Aging Office would be preparing \u201cfindings for [Torres\u2019] review\u201d on his return from a trip in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
Torres met with Manglona at around 1:30pm in the Governor\u2019s Office yesterday, on his second day back from the trip,<\/p>\n
The Torres administration called this the \u201cfinal\u201d move to reorganize the Cabinet following the untimely passing of late Gov. Eloy S. Inos last December. Other moves included the recasting of Department of Public Lands secretary Pete A. Tenorio into a senior policy advisor and accepting the courtesy resignations of Veterans Affairs Office director Joseph Palacios, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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