The governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered all the commissioners nominated by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to tender their resignation letters....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
This comes after 18 commissioners tendered their resignation on Friday morning, December 15.
The commissioners were told to resign today, Friday, or would be relieved of their jobs by Monday, December 18.
An X user identified simply as Omotayo Williams
@KadunaResident
disclosed this via a post on his page.
He alleged that Wike surrounded Fubara with his loyalists, strategically placing them from the House of Assembly to the Judiciary and political appointees.
According to him, this plan was to give Wike the ability to strike Fubara anytime, as evidenced by the recent failed impeachment attempt.
Legislature – 25 state assembly seats are now vacant.
Judiciary – The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has resigned.
Executive – Commissioners are resigning in large numbers amid grapevine information suggesting they will be sacked soon as part of the ongoing system cleansing.
Williams tweeted:
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that some political leaders in the seventeen wards of Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers state declared support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration.
This came after four commissioners, who are allies of Wike, dumped Fubara’s cabinet and resigned.
In a new development, the Rivers political leaders threw their weight behind Fubara and Edison Ehie, Rivers Assembly leader, urging them not to be distracted by the political happenings in the state.
The foremost constitutional lawyer said the Rivers state lawmakers whose seats were declared vacant were unexposed to sound legal advice.
Falana made this assertion in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, December 13…CONTINUE READING>>
