Gov Wike Recalls Suspended Commissioner, Accountant General

Governor Nyesom Wike of River State has recalled the Commissioner for Finance and Accountant- General of the state suspended last week.This was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt by Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media.It said the suspension of the Commissioner, Dr. Fred Kpakol, and the Accountant-General, Sir Abere Dagogo, was lifted following interventions by different political leaders.

The statement quoted Wike as urging political appointees to differentiate between friendship and governance in the discharge of their functions.The statement quoted Wike as saying: “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 pleas of political stakeholders.”

The statement said the governor advised all political appointees to take their responsibilities seriously to enable government succeed in the delivery of projects contained in his administration’s development blueprint.

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