Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dissolved the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC and the state Judicial Service Commission, RSJSC.
The development was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Opunabo Inko-Tariah, directing the Chairman of RSIEC, Professor Austin Ahiazo, to hand over to the most senior civil servant in his commission.
The statement further asked the Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission to hand over to the acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daisy Okocha.
Nyesom Wike
“The governor of Rivers State, Mr Wike, has dissolved the RSIEC and the RSJSC. The governor ordered the immediate dissolution of both commissions relying upon the directive from the Rivers State House of Assembly which indicted both commissions for official misconduct and recommended the dissolution of the commissions.
“The governor directed the chairman of RSIEC to hand over to the most senior civil servant in the commission while the chairman of the state Judicial Service Commission is directed to hand over to the acting Chief Judge of the state,” the statement said.
In reaction, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris Finebone, condemned the action of the governor, saying it was illegal.
He said: “The APC, Rivers State Chapter, condemns in strong terms, the wanton and illegal dismantling of state structures by the governor of Rivers State, Wike.
Source:Vanguard
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