Governor Fubara Forwards Commissioner Nominees to Rivers Lawmakers

As part of new efforts to stabilize the state’s government, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is said to have sent a list of commissioner nominees to the Rivers State House of Assembly for review and approval.

Days after Fubara disbanded the State Executive Council and relieved all Special Advisers of their responsibilities, a source close to the governor told Business Day that the list was sent to the House on Friday.

The move is commonly interpreted as a component of the recent ceasefire between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, mediated by President Bola Tinubu.

The list, according to the source, was presented to the Assembly under Speaker Martin Amaewhule, whose leadership was acknowledged by the Supreme Court after the state was rocked by a political crisis.

In the days ahead, the lawmakers are anticipated to start the screening and confirmation process.

According to the source, some nominees might be from Wike’s political camp in the interest of reconciliation.

Following the lengthy political impasse with the Assembly, Fubara was working with just eight commissioners prior to the cabinet’s dissolution.

In keeping with President Tinubu’s larger efforts to promote reconciliation, there are also hints that the governor might name a new chief of staff.

In order to allow lawmakers to move from their temporary quarters, Fubara is also anticipated to commission the recently built House of Assembly Complex as part of the peace process.

“The governor has already forwarded the names of commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly,” the source claims. It is now up to the speaker to invite them to the screening. Some names might originate from Nyesom Wike’s camp, the Federal Capital Territory’s minister, in the interest of reconciliation. Reappointments are another possibility for commissioners who did well.

“Lawmakers will soon relocate from their temporary quarters to the new facility when the governor’s house complex is put into service.”

The complex’s commissioning is seen as both a symbolic and pragmatic step in strengthening the ceasefire between the governor and the Assembly, which is led by Amaewhule.

Neither the Rivers State House of Assembly nor Onwuka Nzeshi, the governor’s chief press secretary, had formally acknowledged the submission of the nominee list as of the time this report was filed.

But after the Assembly starts the screening process, the list is anticipated to be released to the public.

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