UNTOLD STORY OF WHY RIVERS COMMISSIONER, UWOM MARSHALL WAS SACKED

Contrary to earlier reports that Marshall Uwom, the former Rivers State Commissioner resigned out of his volition, fresh facts have emerged that he was sacked over his alleged involvement in corruption and fraud. Until his sack on Monday, 13 January 2014, Uwom was a member of the Rivers State Executive Council and the Commissioner for Housing. An insider within the Rivers State Executive Council disclosed that Uwom was found to have been involved in corrupt practices in his ministry. It was further gathered that he was slammed with several queries and he was presented with the opportunities of defending himself. However, he always came up with weak excuses.

Irked by Uwom’s weak defence, the Rivers State governor, Dr. Rotimi Amaechi was reported to have asked him to resign. But rather than resign quietly without any drama, Uwom resorted to manipulating the circumstances that led to his sack by informing the public that he opted to resign because Governor Amaechi defected from the People Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressive Congress, APC.  Governor Amaechi who has vowed to combat the scourge of corruption in his administration, is more determined to root out any member of his cabinet who indulges in the practice. Sources dislosed that he has set plans in motion to invite the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to investigate Uwom.