Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by factional Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo, will screen eight commissioner-nominees presented by Governor Siminalayi Fubara today.
In a letter on Monday, the assembly’s Clerk, Dr. G. N. Gillis-West, invited the nominees to appear before the House. The screening will commence at 10 a.m. at the State House of Assembly auditorium, Admin Block, Government House, Port Harcourt.
The letter, titled “Public Announcement,” read, “The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites the following commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation as members of the Rivers State Executive Council.” The nominees listed are Charles Beke, Collins Onunwo, Solomon Eke, Dr. Peter Medee, Eloka Amadi, Basoene Benibo, Tambari Gbara, and Dr. Ovy Chukwuma.
The letter added, “The nominees are expected to come along with 12 sets of their Curriculum Vitae and the originals and photocopies of their credentials.”
This is the second time the House of Assembly loyal to Fubara will be screening commissioner-nominees since it emerged as a parallel legislative house. Last week, the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led assembly screened and confirmed Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as a member of the State Executive Council, and he was consequently assigned a portfolio as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
