{"id":14906,"date":"2017-06-25T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T19:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14906"},"modified":"2017-06-25T19:32:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T19:32:37","slug":"why-i-dissolved-rivers-state-executive-council-gov-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14906","title":{"rendered":"WHY I DISSOLVED RIVERS STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL &#8211; GOV. WIKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_8879271191490461031m_2462204275333779520m_7100612419988814485m_8797130227133989696m_3576534118689632950m_8157717955263692496ydpf58f0867yiv5970224409\">\n<div>Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done in consultation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party \u00a0(PDP) in the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_8879271191490461031m_2462204275333779520m_7100612419988814485m_8797130227133989696m_3576534118689632950m_8157717955263692496ydpf58f0867yiv5970224409yMail_cursorElementTracker_1498402193181\">Speaking during the Election Thanksgiving Service in honour of the Majority Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly at St Martin&#8217;s Anglican Church, Ogu <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_241418747\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Sunday<\/span><\/span>, Governor Wike said that the dissolution \u00a0was done to rejig the machinery of government to move the \u00a0state forward.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said: &#8220;This is when you know \u00a0those who are loyal \u00a0and those \u00a0who are not loyal. There \u00a0is no crack in government.\u00a0 We are working together. The \u00a0dissolution \u00a0was done in consultation with the leadership of PDP \u00a0in the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;You must work with those who are loyal.\u00a0 Those who are \u00a0not loyal will be shown the way \u00a0out. Those who are loyal will come back.\u00a0 When you are going into another dispensation, you have to put things in order&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The governor said that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done \u00a0at the appropriate \u00a0time, saying that most states have already \u00a0dissolved \u00a0their respective \u00a0Executive Councils.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;In government, there are those hungry \u00a0to come in and those hungry to go. If you are a political appointee, you must expect any eventuality &#8220;, he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The governor said that \u00a0the administration \u00a0will continue \u00a0to deliver \u00a0on its promises \u00a0to people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He particularly \u00a0lauded the Majority Whip of the Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Evans Bipi for his unwavering loyalty \u00a0at the beginning of the struggle for the enthronement of a New Rivers State.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14907\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike-272x182.jpg 272w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wike.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_8879271191490461031m_2462204275333779520m_7100612419988814485m_8797130227133989696m_3576534118689632950m_8157717955263692496ydpf58f0867yiv5970224409\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The governor said: &#8220;When people never \u00a0gave us hope, Evans Bipi was reliable.\u00a0 Bipi is a very loyal and committed person. Bipi is among the first group of supporters that \u00a0we had&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He thanked the people of Ogu\/Bolo for supporting \u00a0Evans Bipi all through the rerun elections in the area.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He directed the contractors handling the rehabilitation of schools in Ogu\/Bolo Local Government Area to speed up work.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In his remarks, Majority Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly , Mr Evans Bipi assured Governor Wike \u00a0of the support of the people of Ogu\/Bolo.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The event was graced by Former Members of the Rivers State Executive Council, religious leaders and Caretaker Committee Chairmen.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Simeon Nwakaudu,<\/div>\n<div>Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_8879271191490461031m_2462204275333779520m_7100612419988814485m_8797130227133989696m_3576534118689632950m_8157717955263692496ydpf58f0867yiv5970224409yMail_cursorElementTracker_1498402112962\"><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_241418748\"><span class=\"aQJ\">25th June, 2017<\/span><\/span>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done in consultation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party \u00a0(PDP) in the state. 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