A twist has been added to the alleged report of the sack of some political office holders and the Chief Judge in Rivers state in the wake of the attempted impeachment of Governor Sim Fubara on Monday by the House of Assembly.
Among those said to have been consumed in the impeachment drama were the Chief of Staff to the Governor, state Chief Judge, all Council Chairmen, State Executive Council members and all the Local Government Chairmen, whose sack was reportedly ordered by the Governor.
In a statement on Tuesday, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, explained that there was no iota of truth in the report of the sack.
Johnson’s statement reads:
“There had been unfounded reports making the rounds on various media platforms about His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, sacking certain categories of his aides and local council chairmen.
“This is to clarify that His Excellency has not given me such directive as the official spokesman of the State government as at today Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
“Our dear Governor is a technocrat, with robust civil service background, kind hearted and a very humane person who does things according to laid down rules and with the fear of God.
“We, therefore, ask Rivers people and the general public to jettison such unconfirmed reports as the public will be properly informed of who may have been removed by His Excellency at the appropriate time.
“It is pertinent to note that as the Commissioner for Information and Communication, I shall keep the public updated of events in due course.”
In another development, The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The two who are at the centre of the ongoing political drama in the state, were seen shaking hands before the meeting.
The meeting of the two politicians and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed the impeachment proceedings launched against Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday.
Fubara and Wike, the immediate-past governor of Rivers State, were in the Villa for the meeting of the Nigeria Police Council, a constitutional body that oversees the organisation and administration of the Nigeria Police Force. The Council is chaired by President Bola Tinubu.
The Governor of each state of the Federation, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission and The Inspector-General of Police make up the Council.
The last time the Nigeria Police Council met was on June 4, 2021 and then President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the meeting.
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