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Wike To Swear-In Commissioners, Today …Special Advisers, Tomorrow
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo (right), in a handshake with Field Coordinator, Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Imri Schattmez, during a stakeholders meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt, recently With them is the Medical Team leader, Kiera Sargeant (2nd left).
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike will today perform the swearing-in ceremony of all the commissioners-designate screened and cleared by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The swearing-in ceremony will hold by 12 noon at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House, Port Harcourt.
Also on Saturday, Governor Wike will swear-in his Special Advisers :
The Special Advisers to be sworn-in include Barr. Emma Wonodi, Chief Nwuke Anucha, Dr George Opuda, Engr. Gbara Bavure, Pastor Mowan Etete, Mr. Ilamu Arugu, Chief Okorie Abelekum, and Mrs Toru Ofili.
All the Commissioners-designate and Special Advisers should be seated by 11.30am.
It would be recalled that the 8th Rivers State House of Assembly had during its plenary session on November 23, 2015 confirmed the Commissioners designate whose names were sent for approval by the House by Governor, Nyesom Wike.
The commissioners- designate include Isaac Kamalu, Boma Iyaye, Chinyere Igwe and John Bazia, all former members of the House of Assembly and House of Representatives.
Others are Professor Keniye Ebeku, Mrs Tonye Oniyide, Chief Walter Ibibia, Mrs Ukel Oyaghiri, Professor Roseline Konya, Engr. Kelvin Nwachukwu, Chief Ephraim Nwuzi, Hon. Bright Jacob and Hon. Herbert Miller.
The rest are Barr. Monday Onyezonwu, Mr. Shedrach Chukwu, Mr. Michael Anwuri, Chief Rodaford LongJohn, Mr. Akie Fubara and Mr. Emeka hukwu.