Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dissolved the State Executive Council.
themomentng reports that all Commissioners and Special Advisers were instructed to hand over to Permanent Secretaries or the most senior officers in their respective Ministries.
The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi.
Governor Fubara expressed appreciation to the outgoing members of the Executive Council for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours.
Fubara issued the directive following his recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja.
The meeting, held on Sunday at the Presidential Villa, came amid heightened political tension in Rivers State and a fresh impeachment move against the governor.
Presidency sources had indicated that the intervention was aimed at diffusing the crisis rocking the state’s executive and legislative arms.
The development followed weeks of political uncertainty in the oil-rich state, with renewed hostilities between the governor and members of the State House of Assembly.
The impeachment move against Fubara had further escalated the crisis, prompting calls from stakeholders for urgent federal intervention.
Sunday’s high-level meeting at the State House was widely seen as a decisive step by President Tinubu to restore calm and chart a path toward reconciliation.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja after inspecting ongoing projects in the FCT, Wike expressed confidence that the prolonged political crisis was nearing resolution.
He described President Tinubu as a unifying leader whose intervention had set the tone for lasting peace in the state.
According to the FCT Minister, the President’s leadership remains critical to resolving tensions and stabilising governance structures in Rivers.
The governor’s latest directive is therefore seen as part of broader efforts to consolidate the truce and restore political stability in the state.
