Rivers Speaker Gives Fubara 48 Hours to Sack Commissioners
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Simi Fubara, demanding the immediate sack of all commissioners in the state.
The resolution was reached during a meeting of the House on Wednesday. Lawmakers also called for the dismissal of other appointees who were not properly screened by the Assembly.
As part of its demands, the Amaewhule-led House directed Governor Fubara to submit a fresh list of nominees for appointment as commissioners within the stipulated timeframe.
Earlier, the House had issued an ultimatum to Fubara to re-present the 2025 Rivers State budget. In response, the Rivers State Government stated on Monday that it would comply with the directive regarding the budget re-presentation.
In a letter addressed to the governor, the Assembly stated:
“That your attention should once again be drawn to your illegal appointments of persons to serve in various offices without first forwarding their names for screening and confirmation as required by the 1999 Constitution as amended and other extant laws.
“That your attention should specifically be drawn to your failure to forward the name of a nominee for appointment as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to the Rivers State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation but chose to parade one Mr. Dagogo Iboroma as a member of the State Executive Council in this regard, thereby contravening Section 192(2) & (6) as well as Section 195(1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“That we should remind you of another infraction of the Constitution in which you illegally swore in several other persons who are parading themselves as Commissioners into the Rivers State Executive Council on Tuesday 21st May 2024, namely—Prince Charles O. Beke; Collins Onunwo; Solomon Eke; Peter Medee; Elloka Tasie-Amadi; Basoene Joshua Benibo; Tambari Sydney Gbara and Ovy Orluideye Chinedum Chukwuma—without screening and confirmation by the Rivers State House of Assembly in full compliance with Section 192(2) & (6) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“Others who were sworn in on Tuesday 13th August 2024 are Illamu Arug; Rowland Obed Whyte; Samuel Anyan; Stanley Eke and Austin Emeka Nnadozie, while Israel Ngbelu; Evans Bipi; Otarinij Ngubo and Benibo Alabraba were sworn in on Monday 7th October 2024. Emmanuel Frank-Fubara was sworn in on 8th July 2024, amounting to a total number of 19 persons parading themselves and misleading Rivers people that they are Commissioners.”
This development follows a Supreme Court judgment delivered on Friday by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, which ordered the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to resume their functions immediately.
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