JUST IN: Governor Wike fires top commissioner as battle with Amaechi continues

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– Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state suddenly took the decision to sack his commissioner even though no reason was given

– Governor Wike’s action is coming at a time he is entangled in a political battle with Rotimi Amaechi, his predecessor

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has sacked his commissioner for works, Mr Bathuel Harrison.

A statement from the office of the Simeon Nwakaudu, the special assistant to the Governor Wike on electronic media, said the commissioner was sacked with immediate effect.

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The government did not give any reason for Wike’s action, but the statement directed Harrison to hand over to the permanent secretary in the ministry of works.

No reason was given by the government for Wike’s action

Meanwhile, as the battle between Wike and Rotimi Amaechi, his predecessor,

continues to heat up, the governor says he continues to believe that the current minister of transport is guilty of corruption and other infractions.

This is in spite of Amaechi’s continued defence and explanations that he detests corruption.

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Wike, who served as education minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, berated Amaechi for superintending over a vicious insecure system that led to the assassination of prominent Rivers indigenes.

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