Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has provided the reason why he sacked his Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Igbiks Tamuno.
According to him, he had to ask him to leave his post after he wrote to a company to stop work on a project without his knowledge. He explained that Tamuno abused the use of the powers of his office.
He said: “I don’t know how a commissioner can write to a company to stop work without my approval. And Julius Berger in that matter, to stop construction in the entire State, I have never heard of such thing before. I didn’t know that commissioners have so much power like that.
“I’m saying it because some of you don’t even know the limits of your power. These are contractors working for the state government.
“He (Tamuno) never interfaced with the Ministry of Works. We have paid Julius Berger and you ask them to stop work, so that they will come and ask for variation later?”
Source: www.NaijaOnPoint.com
