Wike Suspends 4 Commissioners, Others for 3 Months

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday suspended four commissioners, Head of Service and Special Adviser on Lands for three months.

Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media Simeon Nwakaudu, announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt.

The governor did not, however, state the reason for the suspension in the statement.

According to Nwakaudu, the affected commissioners are Dr. John Bazia, Chieftaincy Affairs; Tonye Briggs-Oniyide, Culture and Tourism; Fred Kpakol, Finance; and Boma Iyaye, Sports.

He said the Head of Service, Mr Rufus Godwin and the Special Adviser on Lands, Anugbun Onuoha, were also affected by the suspension.