Rivers Assembly Confirms Five Nominees for Commissioner, Rejects Four Others

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed five commissioner-nominees sent by Governor Siminalayi Fubara for consideration.

It, however, rejected four nominees during their screening yesterday, at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule.

The nominees cleared were Tonye Bellgam, Temple Nwofor, Peters Nwagor, Lekue Kenneth and Amairigha Edward Hart, while Datonye Alasia, Charity Deemua, Tamuno Williams and  Otonye TKD Amachree nomination were rejected.

During the plenary, it was discovery that Datonye Alasia was disqualified for poor  performance. OTDK Amachree was rejected because he has over 11 petitions against him from his community on his alleged involvement in community cases.

Charity Demua was not accepted because she could not tender required tax documents, and Tamuno Williams was disqualified for allegedly misleading the public on the activities of the Assembly.

Speaking on the essence of the screening, Amaewhule said it was to give the state the best of hands to assist the government in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people.

The House, thereafter, directed the Clerk of the House to transmit the Resolution of the House, confirming five nominees out of a list of nine to the governor.

Fubara, had forwarded the nominees to the House, in pursuant to Section 192 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 as amended.

The governor had sent the nominees for screening recently, after the fresh peace pact brokered by President Bola Tinubu, having sacked all his cabinet members.