Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of five special advisers, including two former commissioners who served under his administration.
This comes barely 72 hours after the governor carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle with the redeployment of the Commissioner for Sports, Barr. Christopher Green, to the Ministry of Justice as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
However, a statement released by the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr Honour Sirawoo, said Green would continue to coordinate the activities of the Ministry of Sports pending the appointment of a substantive Commissioner for Sports.
The latest appointments were contained in a Government Special Announcement released in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr Honour Sirawoo, and made available to journalists.
Among the new special advisers are Prof. Peter Medee, who hitherto served as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, and Barr. Eloka Tasie-Amadi, former Commissioner for Works.
Both Medee and Tasie-Amadi were affected by the last Supreme Court judgment, which recognised Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The five appointees are to be sworn in on Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt, by noon.
The statement read, “The Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of the following persons as Special Advisers: Barrister Eloka Tasie-Amadi, Professor Peter Medee, Barrister Emmanuel Frank Fubara, Hon. Victor Ekaro and Dr Darlington Oji.
“The appointees will be formally sworn in on Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt, at 12:00 noon prompt.
“Those to be sworn in are expected to be seated by 11:30 a.m.”
Recall that during their first sitting after the emergency rule, the Assembly asked Fubara to forward the names of commissioner-nominees for screening and approval, a call that has not been heeded.
The lawmakers recently accused the governor of “consistently” drawing from the consolidated revenue account of the state since he assumed office in 2023 without “legislative approval”, despite what they described as repeated warnings and a judgment of the Supreme Court.
A statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Hon. Enemi George, also said the action of the governor was in defiance of the Constitution and the principles of separation of powers.
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