Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the State Executive Council, a development viewed as a major political reset amid sustained efforts to resolve the state’s lingering leadership crisis.
The decision was announced in a statement issued on Thursday, directing all commissioners and special advisers to immediately hand over their responsibilities to permanent secretaries or the most senior officials in their respective ministries.
“His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, has approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council,” the statement said.
adding that the governor “extends his sincere appreciation to the outgoing members for their service and wishes them success in their future endeavors.”
The move comes 48 hours after the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, disclosed that fresh reconciliation efforts were underway to bring an end to the prolonged political standoff in the oil-rich state.
Wike revealed that Tinubu recently convened a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, attended by key political figures from Rivers State, including Governor Fubara and his predecessor, as part of renewed attempts to de-escalate tensions.
Political watchers believe the cabinet dissolution could pave the way for a reconstituted government and mark the beginning of a new phase in the ongoing political realignment within the state.