Following the unprecedented mayhem witnessed by Rivers people, from the wee hours of Sunday, when the hallowed chamber of the Rivers State House of Assembly was attacked by suspected hoodlums which led to the setting ablaze of the premises, to the protests that rocked parts of the State on Monday and the alleged sacking of key government officials by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the State Government has made public the facts of the matter.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, on October 31, debunked claims that Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas have been sacked by Fubara.
The statement sighted by Africa Update reads: UNFOUNDED REPORTS: There has been unfounded reports making the rounds on various media platforms about His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, sacking certain categories of his aides and local council chairmen.
This is to clarify that His Excellency has not given me such directive as the official spokesman of the State government as at today Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Our dear governor is a technocrat, with robust civil service background, kind hearted and a very humane person who does things according to laid down rules and with the fear of God.
We therefore ask Rivers people and the general public to jettison such unconfirmed reports as the public will be properly informed of who and who may have been removed by His Excellency at the appropriate time.
It is pertinent to note that as the Commissioner for Information and Communication, I shall keep the public updated of events in due course.
Signed
Warisenibo Joe Johnson
Commissioner for Information and Communications
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
