BREAKING: Gov. Wike Sacks All Commissioners In Rivers

Hamilton Nwosa
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Governor Nyesom Wike has sacked all commissioners in his cabinet.

A statement Saturday by his Special Assistant, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu announced the development, saying that all former Commissioners should immediately handover to their respectice Permanent secretaries.

“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.

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

Recall, The New Diplomat had on Friday (yesterday) reported the resignation of Wike’s Commissioner for Information, Tam George, while the Governor had earlier sacked the Commissioner for Works, Bathuel Harrison on Thursday.

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