Fubara appoints new attorney general in Rivers cabinet reshuffle

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed a new Commissioner for Justice following a minor reshuffle within the State Executive Council.

As part of the changes, the governor redeployed Christopher Green from the Ministry of Sports to the Ministry of Justice, where he will serve as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.

The position became vacant after the former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, was among the commissioners affected by the Supreme Court judgment that resolved the state’s political crisis.

The ruling also invalidated the appointments of commissioners earlier screened and approved by the three-member Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly.

Sources said the renewed tension between the governor and the House of Assembly has made the appointment of new commissioners difficult, prompting Fubara to reassign responsibilities among existing members of the cabinet.

Confirming the development, an official statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr Honour Sirawoo, said Christopher Green would also continue to oversee the Ministry of Sports pending the appointment of a substantive commissioner.

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