The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the probe the state’s activities during the tenure of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
Fubara spoke on Monday while swearing in Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State.
Fubara and Wike are fighting over the the control of political structure in the state.
In a new twist on Monday, the governor vowed to establish an investigative committee to scrutinize the operations of the previous administration under Nyesom Wike for the eight years he was in power.
He emphatically stated that the state is in a critical situation where it has become obvious that the political crisis cannot be resolved.
Fubara accused his opponents of deliberately sabotaging his administration while he was hoping that the issue in the state would be resolved amicably.
He vowed to make tough decisions moving forward no matter how hurtful they would seem.
Fubara also responded to comments by former Attorney General Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), and his counterpart in the Ministry of Works Alabo George-Kelly.
He accused the former Attorney General of sabotaging his administration by filing nolle prosequi against the interest of the state.
On the comment by George-Kelly, Governor Fubara maintained he would have been promoted beyond Level 14 in the civil servants before his retirement.
He said he was already on Level 13 as a Chief Account Officer before 2023.
According to him, even if it was a mistake, by the special grace of God he is here as a Governor.
This development marks a new turn in the political crisis that has engulfed the state
It would be recalled that Fubara was the Accountant General of Rivers State during the administration of Wike in Rivers State.
