Governor Wike Fires Director General of Rivers Bureau of Public Procurement

 

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has sacked Rivers state director-general of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Franklyn Nlerum.

The directive of the governor was conveyed in a terse government statement endorsed by Nkem Nwadibe, the special adviser to the governor on project costing and due process.

The statement  said the Rivers state government has directed Franklyn  Nlerum to handover all government properties in his possession to the manager of finance of the BPP.

The statement further said the sack of Nlerum,(a Lawyer by profession) is with immediate effect and that the announcement of the name of the acting DG would be announced later.