The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, has rejected his redeployment following the cabinet reshuffle by Governor Siminalayi Fubara amidst the ongoing crisis in the state.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Tammy Danagogo, the Attorney-General also resigned his membership of the State Executive Council.
Fubara had through the office of the SSG redeployed Adangor to the Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office) and the commissioner for finance, Isaac Kamalu, to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment.
According to the governor, their transfers took immediate effect, and requested them to hand over to the permanent secretaries of their various ministries.
But in his letter of rejection and resignation, Adangor said he was no longer willing to continue to serve in Fubara’s administration in any capacity whatsoever.
According to him, Fubara had in the past couple of weeks interfered with his job as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
He said Fubara directed him not to defend, oppose, or appear in suits instituted against his office and the Rivers Government by persons admittedly hired and sponsored by the government.
“I want to state for the records that I am no longer willing to continue to serve in the administration of His Excellency, Sir. Siminalayi Fubara in any capacity whatsoever,” Adangor said.
“It is important to mention that the Governor of Rivers State in the past couple of weeks willfully interfered with the performance of my duties as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice by directing me not to defend, oppose, or appear in suits instituted against the Attorney-General and the state government by individuals admittedly hired and sponsored by the government of rivers state.
“Having served the government and good people of Rivers State dutifully, as a member of the Rivers State executive council for five years, it has become imperative for me to quit the administration in order to preserve my reputation. I wish the administration of His Excellency well.”
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