The Rivers State Commissioner of Transportation, Dr Jacobson B. Nbina, the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Prince Chinedu, and the State Commissioner for Housing, Gift Worlu ,PhD, are the latest to tender their resignation letters, exiting the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
“I hereby resign my appointment as the Hon. Commissioner for Transport, Rivers State, with effect from today, Thursday 14th December 2023,” Nbina wrote in a letter to the governor.
“My decision to resign is personal and based on family obligations.”
I sincerely thank Your Excellency for the opportunity to serve as a member of the State Executive Council in your administration, and I wish you a prosperous tenure. Please accept the assurances of my esteemed regards.”
Channels reports that, Worlu cited “personal reasons that require my immediate attention” in his resignation letter.
“As I move forward, I want to assure you of my continued support and dedication to Rivers State’s welfare and advancement.” I am grateful for the opportunity to serve, and I wish you and the administration the best as you continue to steer the affairs of our beloved State.”
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Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, the state’s Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice, was the first to resign.
His resignation is said to be linked to a power struggle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Mr Wike.
The Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo, who served in the same capacity under Nyesom Wike’s administration, as well as the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Inime Aguma, and their Finance counterpart, Isaac Kamalu, would also follow suit.
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“I hereby resign my appointment as the Commissioner for Works, Rivers State, effective immediately. My decision to resign is anchored on my conscience, personal philosophy, and professional ethics,” Alabo said in the letter addressed to the governor. “This decision was taken after deep introspection. I appreciate Your Excellency for the opportunity to serve my beloved Rivers State as Commissioner for Works.”
The Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, for her part, cited “personal” reasons for her resignation from the cabinet and expressed her best wishes to the current administration.
“I hereby tender my resignation as the Honourable Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation of Rivers State, effective December 14, 2023,” she wrote. “I am grateful to Your Excellency for the opportunity to serve on the State Executive Council.” My decision to resign is personal, and it is motivated by other pressing obligations. I wish Your Excellency a prosperous tenure and best wishes in all your endeavors.”
However, the Finance Commissioner did not explain why he resigned from the cabinet.
“I hereby inform you of my immediate resignation as Commissioner of Finance, Rivers State with effect from the date stated above,” he said in his letter. “I thank you for the opportunity granted me to serve our dear State under your administration.”
In his resignation earlier in the day, Adangor said the move was based “purely on personal decision”.
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