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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed confidence in the newly elected South-south officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fubara spoke at the party’s South-south zonal congress held in Asaba, Delta State, where he stressed the need for unity among members to achieve a common goal. The governor said he was confident the new leaders would deliver for the party and…

Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has approved the appointment of a new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chief of Staff as part of adjustments in his administration. The development was announced on Thursday in Port Harcourt in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi. According to the statement, Dr Dagogo S.A. Wokoma has been appointed SSG, while Barrister…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged eligible voters in Ahoada East and Khana Local Government Areas to turn out in large numbers for Saturday’s bye-election to fill vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly. The polls will hold in Ahoada East Constituency 2 and Khana Constituency 2, where lawmakers are to be elected into the state legislature. Speaking in Port Harcourt…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has acknowledged that he would not have become governor without the backing of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying the former Rivers governor “discovered” him and provided the platform for his governorship bid. Fubara spoke on Friday while receiving the New Telegraph Man of the Year Award, which he dedicated to Wike…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday expressed optimism that the protracted political crisis in Rivers State is nearing a final resolution, following what he described as a decisive intervention by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike spoke in Abuja after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects across the FCT, where he commended the President’s role in…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of five persons as permanent secretaries in the state’s civil service. The governor in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Dr Iningi Brown, named the appointees as Dr Wachukwu Worgu, Eke Owuma, Ogbonna Anthony, Dr Jim-Jaja Gogo and Uzor Henry. Read Also: Niger Delta Games Torch Commences Nine States tour from…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to remain focused on governance despite the political tensions rocking the state. Fubara spoke on Wednesday shortly after inspecting the ongoing construction of the Borokiri and Creek markets in the Town Area of Port Harcourt. The governor said he had assured the people of the state that his administration would continue to deliver on the…

Justice Florence Fiberesima of the Oyibo High Court of Rivers State, sitting at the State Judiciary Complex in Port Harcourt, has adjourned indefinitely two suits filed by Governor Siminialayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Ordu, challenging ongoing impeachment proceedings against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly. The lawmakers had last week initiated impeachment moves against the…