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Rivers Assembly To Screen Eight Commissioner-nominees Today
The Rivers State House of Assembly, which supports Governor Siminalayi Fubara, will screen eight commissioner-nominees today.
The governor presented these nominees to the assembly. The assembly’s Clerk, Dr. G, N Gillis-West, is said to have sent a letter on Monday inviting the nominees to attend the screening session.
According to The PUNCH, a copy of the letter released on Tuesday morning revealed that the House, under the leadership of factional Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo, is scheduled to commence the screening process at 10 a.m. today, May 21, 2024.
The letter, titled ‘Public Announcement,’ read, ‘The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites the following commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation as members of the Rivers State Executive Council.”
The letter listed the nominees as Charles Beke, Collins Onunwo, Solomon Eke, Dr. Peter Medee, Eloka Amadi, Basoene Benibo, Tambari Gbara, and Dr. Ovy Chukwuma.
The clerk also mentioned that the candidates must attend a session at the State House of Assembly auditorium, Admin Block, Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“The nominees are expected to come along with 12 sets of their Curriculum Vitae and the originals and photocopies of their credentials,” the letter added.
It is important to highlight that this marks the second occasion in which the House of Assembly, which is loyal to Fubara, will be conducting screenings for commissioner-nominees since it emerged as a separate legislative body.
In the previous week, under the leadership of Victor Oko-Jumbo, the assembly carried out the screening process and subsequently confirmed Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as a member of the State Executive Council. As a result, he was assigned the role of the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
Furthermore, last week witnessed the resignation of Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, who was appointed by Fubara and remained loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
This resignation occurred in light of the intensified disagreement between Fubara and Wike, leading to Adangor stepping down from his position as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Fubara’s cabinet.
