He said the sacked permanent secretary had the temerity to chase away officials of the state Ministry of Health, who went to Oyigbo to enforce the established guidelines on public burials.
A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Paulinus Nsirim, said the governor spoke yesterday in a statewide broadcast.
Wike said his action against the permanent secretary would act as a lesson to all other public officers who might wish to be irresponsible.
The governor also appealed to residents of the state to take personal responsibility to curb the spread of coronavirus.
