Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has announced the dissolution of the State
Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Rivers State Judicial Service
Commission (RSJSC).
The
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, in a statement
made available on Monday night said the governor acted on the recommendation of
the state House of Assembly on grounds of official misconduct levelled against
both agencies.
The
Rivers state House of Assembly had on Monday empowered the Executive Governor
of the state, to sack the Chairman of the Rivers state Independent electoral
Commission, RSIEC, Professor Augustin Ahiaozu and his six-man member Commission.
They
also granted him power to dissolve the Secretary and members of the Rivers
state Judicial Service Commission, JSC.
29
out of 30 members of the house voted in favour of this.
The
assembly, in its sitting also declared the May 23 Local Government Elections
illegal .
These
resolutions were made after principal officers of the RSIEC and RSJSC appeared
before the lawmakers following their summons.
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