Sacking of Chief Judge and Chief of Staff and Others unfounded— Rivers State Govt.

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied reports in a section of the media that he had sacked the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi; his Chief of Staff, Hon. Chidi Amadi; and suspended the Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas.

There were Speculations also rife that the governor also sacked his Chief Security Officer as the crisis rages in the State House of Assembly following the move to impeach him and forcing his Deputy to step down for the speaker of the House of Assembly to be named Governor of the State.

Several media organisations  reported that Fubara had sacked the  loyalists of former governor and now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to gain his grounds in the affairs of the State.

The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Johnson, in a release issued on Tuesday morning said there was no iota of truth in the said reports in various media platforms which he described as unfounded.

Johnson describes Fubara as a ‘technocrat with robust civil service background’ and a kind-hearted individual who does things according to laid down rules and with the fear of God.

The statement reads,

“There had 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 of today, Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

“Our dear governor is a technocrat, with a 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 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 on events in due course.