January 15, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State House of Assembly, will on Wednesday, screen and reconfirm nine former commissioners, who resigned from the State Executive Council in December.
This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday, by the Clerk of the House, Emeka Amadi.
The Commissioners had resigned from their appointment in December, amid a political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
THEWILL reports that the reinstatement of the former commissioners is part of resolutions reached in Abuja at a peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu.
The commissioners, including Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN); Commissioner for Works, Dr Des George-Kelly; Commissioner for Special Duties, Emeka Woke; Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Mrs Inime Aguma; Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu; Commissioner for Education, Prof. Chinedu Mmom; Commissioner for Housing, Dr Gift Worlu; Commissioner for Transport, Dr Jacobson Nbina and Commissioner for Environment, Austin Ben-Chioma, are required to submit 40 sets of their Curriculum Vitae (CV), photocopies and original copies of their credentials to the State House of Assembly at Legislative Quarters, the venue for the screening.