Ladies loyal to Patience Jonathan sacked by Governor Dickson

 

There is trouble in Bayelsa. The State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has sacked

 the Commissioner for Local Government Administration, Marie Ebikake, and his 

SA on Special Projects, Remmy Kuku.

The ladies, Ebikake and Kuku, it was learnt, were allegedly fired because of their
 closeness to the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.

There has been no love lost between Dickson and Patience over the latter’s alleged
 interference in the affairs of the state and plan to hijack the structure of the Peoples
Democratic Party from the governor.

The sack of the two aides, which is with immediate effect, is contained in a special
 announcement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel
 Iworiso-Markson.

Governor Dickson had in March 2014 sacked seven commissioners in a major
cabinet shake-up since his administration came on board in February 2012.

Those affected then were mostly people that could be traced to Patience Jonathan.

It will be recalled that it was during that exercise that Ebikake, who has now been
 removed, was redeployed from the Ministry of Transport to Local Government
 Administration.

The statement said the governor’s action was in line with his policy of
 re-organising the machinery of state to deliver on Dickson’s restoration agenda.