Withdraw Your Appointments, Rivers Assembly Tells Governor Fubara

The Rivers State House of Assembly tells Governor Siminalayi Fubara to withdraw his appointments into three government parastatals.

The Rivers State House of Assembly has expressed disapproval of the recent appointments approved by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, particularly those appointed on an acting basis.

The Speaker Martin Amaewhule, levelled the accusation against the governor during plenary at the Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The lawmakers converged for an unscheduled plenary following their last sitting during which they overrode the governor and enacted four laws.

Majority Leader of the House, Major Jack, drew the attention of the Speaker to the recent appointments by the governor.

The appointments are to head three parastatals of government namely Local Government Service Commission, Bureau of Public Procurement, and New City Development Authority.

The Speaker accused the governor of tyranny even as the House resolved to write a letter to him warning against his actions.

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