Posted on: 07:53 Mon, 15 Feb 2016



Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on
Valentine Day lifted the suspension of the State
Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol and
the State Accountant-General, Sir Abere
Dagogo.

Addressing Rivers State public servants and
political leaders during a Special Valentine
Couples Night organised by his wife, Justice
Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike at the
Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike
said the suspension was lifted in deference to
the interventions by different political leaders
and as a show of love during the valentine.
Governor Wike charged political appointees to
differentiate between friendship and governance
in the discharge of their respective functions.

He said:

“Governance is a serious business. It is not friendship. When it comes to governance I won’t know friendship.

“I will lift the suspension on the Finance
Commissioner and the Accountant-General,
but they must henceforth take their
functions seriously. Next time, I will not
take into consideration the please of
political stakeholders”.

He advised all political appointees to take their
responsibilities seriously as his administration
must succeed in the delivery of projects
contained in his development blueprint.

Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor,
Electronic Media.
15th February, 2016.