23rd April, 2024
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on Thursday effected a cabinet shakeup with the redeployment of two commissioners suspected to be loyalists of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
One of those redeployed was the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General, Prof. Zacheaus Adangor who has now been sent to the Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office) by Fubara.
Critics had accused Adangor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria of failure to protect Fubara in challenging the action of pro-Wike 27 lawmakers in Rivers House of Assembly as they override the Governor to pass six bills into Law since he staged a comeback into the cabinet.
However, according the State government announcement issued by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to State Government, SSG, the Commissioner of Finance, Barr. Isaac Kamalu has also been redeployed to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment.
They are to handover to their respective Permanent Secretaries with immediate effect.
Our Correspondent reports that there have pressure on Governor Fubara rejig his cabinet for nonperformance and dividend loyalty.
The two commissioner are among nine members of the cabinet who are known loyalists of Nyesom Wike who is now the Minister of Federal Capital Territory.
They had earlier resigned from Fubara’s cabinet but were recalled based on peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu between Wike and the Governor.
It is also noteworthy the Emeka Woke, who until recently former Commissioner of Special Duties was Chief of Staff to former Governor Nyesom Wike for eight years has been a vocal critic of Fubara’s administration.
There have been persistent calls by stakeholders on Governor Fubara to sack him from the cabinet.
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