Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State governor, has sacked his Government Assistant on Communication, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, over what he known as 'recklessness and insubordination'.
A number of days in the past, Oghenesivbe in an interview with a nationwide radio in Lagos, which was monitored in Asaba, allegedly criticised and castigated Governor Okowa and his administration.
The governor is claimed to have seen this as an assault on his individual and the state authorities.
Oghenesivbe was quoted as saying, "There are some greedy tribal bigots in Okowa's administration who have been influencing Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to either pretend not to recognise his huge efforts in the discharge of assigned responsibilities or to ignore it completely."
Reflecting on his 5 years in Okowa's administration as Government Assistant on Communication through the interview, Oghenesivbe allegedly disclosed additional that he helped an amazing deal in media administration via repelling vital media assaults on the governor and the federal government by deploying strategic political communication methods which had enabled the governor to have the conducive atmosphere and peace of thoughts to ship dividends of democracy to the nice individuals of Delta State, from 2017 until date and nonetheless counting.
He added that he needed to reject a proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) nationwide authorities in 2017, because the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Expertise (NITT), Zaria, to supply unusual media administration companies that might allow the governor to manipulate the state with little or no media assaults from the main opposition social gathering and his detractors.
Oghenesivbe, who lamented over his choice to reject the NITT job, accused the governor of failing to do for him what he did for his colleagues from Delta North Senatorial District of the state.
He stated the governor intentionally refused to raise his official standing being the one senior communication aide from Delta Central Senatorial District following the "negative influence of some tribal bigots who do not want a non-Ika to dominate the media space in Okowa administration".
"The Okpe street and Agbonmiyerin streets are very strategic in Kokori Town and my people will be very happy that in my time as EACGOVDELTA and in Okowa's tenure, these two popular streets are tarred, and the credit will go to the governor; but the file has been kept in view and I am not happy about it because I am aware of other developments elsewhere via some other appointees in the state. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. A good governor should necessarily be the governor for all Deltans in word and in action. I have no doubts in my mind that Governor Okowa will finish strong, but in finishing strong he would need to do adequate justice, and apply good conscience to all concerned," he had stated.
He had additionally dominated out resigning from the federal government, describing it as his final possibility.
In the meantime, reacting to the statements credited to Oghenesivbe, which has generated combined reactions, Governor Okowa on Thursday terminated the appointment of the aide.
A sack letter titled, "Termination Of Appointment", addressed to the Government Assistant on Communication, Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, and signed by Patrick Ukah, Secretary to the State Authorities, (SSG), was obtained by SaharaReporters.
The letter described the motion of the aide as "recklessness" and "insubordination".
The sack letter learn in elements: "I write to convey to you the displeasure of his excellency, the governor of Delta state over your conduct with respect to the efficiency of your duties whereby there was manifest, recklessness and insubordination. As this pattern can by no means be tolerated, I remorse to tell you that your service as Government Help, Communication, is not required and your appointment is hereby terminated.