NAIJA NEWS
Not less than seven Commissioners have so far resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the political crisis rocking Rivers State.
Naija News reports that the rift between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike who is now the serving Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has resulted in political tension in Rivers State.
As a result of the rift between the two leaders, 27 members of the State House of Assembly recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The political crisis has also led to a gale of resignation by some Commissioners in the state.
The list of Commissioners who have tendered their resignation letters as a political tsunami sweeps through Rivers State are:
Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice: Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor.
The commissioners, who have tendered their resignation so far are:
1. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN).
2. Commissioner for Works, Dr Des George-Kelly
3. Commissioner for Special Duties, Emeka Woke.
4. Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Mrs Inime Aguma.
5. Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu.
6. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Chinedu Mmom.
7. Commissioner for Housing. Dr. Gift Worlu
All the affected commissioners communicated their resignation in separate letters to Governor Fubara.
