BREAKING: Amid Standoff With Wike, Pro Fubara Lawmakers to Screen New Rivers Attorney General
- The factional Rivers state house of assembly members loyal to Governor Sim Fubara have invited Dagogo Iboroma for screening as a member of the state executive council
- The screening is scheduled for Monday, May 13, at 10 am at the Rivers state house of assembly auditorium, Port Harcourt
- Legit.ng reports that this development follows the resignation of the former attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Professor Zaccheus Adangor, on April 24, 2024
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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - The faction of the Rivers state house of assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara has invited a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dagogo Iboroma, for screening.
As reported by The Punch, Iboroma, if successful with the screening, will be confirmed as the new Rivers state attorney-general/commissioner for justice of Rivers, and member of the state executive council (SEC).
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The house, via a public announcement on Sunday night, May 12, by its clerk, G.M. Gillis-Harry, directed the senior lawyer to appear before the legislators this Monday, May 13, 2024.
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Leadership newspaper noted this update on Monday morning, May 13.
Rivers attorney general seat vacant
Legit.ng recalls that the office of the Rivers state attorney-general became vacant following the recent redeployment of the former commissioner, Professor Zacchaeus Adangor, to another ministry.
Adangor, a loyalist of Nyesom Wike, the immediate-past governor of the state and current federal capital territory (FCT) minister, however, resigned in protest.
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'Defected Rivers lawmakers lost their seats', PDP
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that the 25 defected Rivers house of assembly members have "summarily lost their seats".
In a statement signed by Debo Ologunagba, its spokesperson, the PDP said "nothing protects or allows the lawmakers to retain their membership of the Rivers state house of assembly after decamping from the political party upon which they were elected".
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