No crack in my government, as Wike explains reason for cabinet dissolution

Most citizens of Rivers State have continued to sniff around to know why the state executive council was abruptly dissolved. They seem to get the answer from Governor Nyesom Wike directly, who allayed fears of any cracks in his government.
Instead, the governor who sacked his works commissioner in the week and was said to be about sacking his information commissioner before the later turned in a resignation letter.
Unconfirmed sources had started inputting the reason for the dissolution, a source saying there was a near-fracas in the last executive council meeting in Government House, after a commissioner had allegedly confronted the governor on some matters. The source had talked about commissioners not being heard and not well treated.
Wike however explained that within that the dissolution of the state’s executive council was done in consultation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Speaking during an election thanksgiving service in honour of the Majority Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly at St Martin’s Anglican Church, Ogu, on Sunday, Governor Wike said that the dissolution was done to re-jig the machinery of government to move the state forward.
He said: “This is when you know those who are loyal and those who are not. There is no crack in government. We are working together. The dissolution was done in consultation with the leadership of PDP in the state.
“You must work with those who are loyal. Those who are not loyal will be shown the way out. Those who are loyal will come back. When you are going into another dispensation, you have to put things in order”.
The governor said that the dissolution of the cabinet was done at the appropriate time, saying that most states had already dissolved their respective cabinets.
“In government, there are those hungry to come in and those hungry to go. If you are a political appointee, you must expect any eventuality,” he said.
The governor said that the administration would continue to deliver on its promises to people, and particularly lauded the Majority Whip of the Rivers House of Assembly, Evans Bipi, for his unwavering loyalty at the beginning of the struggle for the enthronement of a New Rivers State.
The governor said: “When people never gave us hope, Evans Bipi was reliable. Bipi is a very loyal and committed person. Bipi is among the first group of supporters that we had.”
He thanked the people of Ogu/Bolo for supporting Bipi all through the rerun elections in the area.
He directed the contractors handling the rehabilitation of schools in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area to speed up work. In his remarks, Bipi assured Wike of the support of the people of Ogu/Bolo.
The event was graced by former members of the Rivers State executive council, religious leaders, and Caretaker Committee Chairmen of local councils.

 

Ignatius Chukwu, Port Harcourt