Rivers Crisis: 3 More Commissioners, Others Resign From Fubara Cabinet 

Three more Commissioners have resigned their appointment in the administration of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

The latest Commissioners to quit are that of Environment, Hon. Austin Ben-Chioma; Housing, Dr. Gift Worlu, and Transport, Dr. Jacobson Nbina.

Also, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Media, Marshal Obuzor, and the Chief of Staff to the Ikwerre local government council, Hon. Darlington Orji, also resigned their appointments.

LEADERSHIP reports that the resignation of the five state government’s officials may not be unconnected with the ongoing face-off between Fubara and his erstwhile godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.

While Ben-Chioma, Worlu, Nbina and Obuzor served in various capacities under the immediate-past administration of Governor Wike, Orji was state publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The resignation of the five officials bring to 11 the number of government appointees that have resigned from the Fubara-led government in the past 24 hours.

The appointees that have so far resigned from the position included the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Zaccheus Adango; the Commissioner for Special Projects, Chief Chukwuemeka Woke and the Commissioner for Works, Dr. Dakorima George Kelly

Others were the Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Issac Kamalu, the Commissioner for Social Welfare, Mrs. Chinwenwo Aguma and the Commissioner for Education, Professor Chinedu Mmom.