River State governor Nyesom Wike sacks all his commissioners

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has dismissed 
all his commissioners, just 24 hours after the 
Commissioner for Information, Austin Tam-George, 
resigned from the cabinet.

A statement issued Saturday by the governor’s 
spokesperson, Simeon Nwakaudu, directed the commissioners to hand over to the permanent secretaries 
in their respective ministries.

“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.”

The statement did not give reasons for the termination 
of the commissioners' appointments.

Governor Wike had earlier sacked his Commissioner for Works, Bathuel Harrison.

The governor has now joined the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and Governor of Abia state, Okezie 
Ikpeazu who also dissolved their cabinet this year.