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Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has fired all members of the State Executive Council.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu on Saturday.

All sacked Commissioners, according to the statement are directed to immediately handover to their respective Permanent secretaries.

The statement read: “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council.

“The governor directed all former commissioners to handover to their respective Permanent Secretaries.”

Wike thanked the former commissioners for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours,” it read.

BigPen Online reports that the sack of all Commissioner is coming a day after the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Austin Tam George, resigned.

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Recalls that George’s resignation had followed the decision of Governor Wike to sack the Commissioner of Works, Mr Bathuel Harrison on Thursday.

 

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