The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo, has screened and confirmed Lawrence Oko-Jaja, SAN, as the Chairman of the Board of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBoPP).
The confirmation came during a plenary session held at the Hallowed Chamber of the Assembly, located within the Administrative Block of the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday.
In addition to Oko-Jaja, the Assembly also screened and confirmed seven other nominees as members of the board. These include Dr. Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe, Dr. Mina Ogbanga, Iseleye Amachree, Adokiye Oyagiri, Gift Alex-Hart, Mrs. Grace Osaronu, and Selinah Amoniea.
The nominees were screened following a letter sent by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Assembly. The Speaker, Oko-Jumbo, read the letter during the plenary before proceeding with the screening and confirmation process.
The governor in the letter said, “Request for screening and confirmation of the members of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement; pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Sub-Section 4 of the Rivers State Public Procurement Law No. 4 of 2008.
“It is my pleasure to forward the under-listed nominees to the Rivers State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as members of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement.”
During the screening, the nominees promised to bring their wealth of experience to move the state forward in terms of government policy implementation.
Oko-Jaja assured that if confirmed, the board under his watch would ensure value for money for goods and services contracted by the state government.
Oko-Jumbo advised the nominees to always know that they would hold their trust and loyalty to the state government to seamlessly harmonise best practices with quality performance while enforcing probity and accountability in all procurements handled by the Bureau.
The lawmakers, by voice votes, confirmed the nominees, describing them as fitting for their appointments.
The House adjourned the sitting to September 4, 2024.