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Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, on Friday relieved Joe Akpa, his senior special assistant on protocol, of his appointment.

Simeon Nwakaudu, spokesman of the governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The statement did not give any reason for the action. It only said the governor wished Akpa well in his future endeavours.

Akpa is not the first member of Wike’s cabinet to be dismissed.

The governor has suspended many commissioners and permanent secretaries, and has also dismissed some aides.