10th June, 2011
Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Communications, is among the six new Commissioners to be sworn in today by the Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
A statement from the Acting Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Blessing Wikina enjoins all the nominees to be seated by 9.30 am at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt.
The Rivers State House of Assembly last week screened seven nominees forwarded to it by the governor for appointment as commissioners.
The commissioner-nominees include: Dr Nyema Weli, Ibim Semenitari, Alice Lawrence Nemi, Patricia Simon-Hart.
Others are former Chairman of Gokana Local Government, Hon Victor Giadom, Hon Augustine Nwokocha and Dr Chamberlin Peterside who was absent at the screening.
Four of the nominees, Augustine Nwokocha, a former member of the state House of Assembly and former Commissioner for Power, Ibim Semenitari, former commissioner for Information and Communications, Alice Nemi, former Commissioner for Education and Victor Giadom received accolades from the Assembly members over their outstanding performance in their previous tenure.
—Okafor Ofiebor/Port harcourt