Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Executive Council, directing all commissioners and special advisers to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior officers in their ministries with immediate effect.
The directive was contained in a government special announcement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Onwuka Nzeshi.
According to the statement, the governor expressed appreciation to the outgoing members of the executive council for their service to the state.
“His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, has dissolved the State Executive Council.
“His Excellency, the Governor, has therefore directed all Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most Senior officers in their Ministries with immediate effect.
“His Excellency further expresses his deepest appreciation to the outgoing members of the Executive Council wishing them the best in their future endeavours,” the statement read.
The dissolution of the cabinet comes in the wake of the recent political settlement between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following months of political tension that had polarised the state’s political structure.
