Zacchaeus Adangor has tendered his resignation as the
attorney-general and commissioner of justice in Rivers state.
In a letter addressed to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the
state, Adangor said his resignation was “based purely on personal reasons”.
TheCable reports that sources close to Adangor disclosed that he resigned
because of the “unconstitutional” presentation of the budget by the governor to
five members of the house of assembly, as well as the demolition of the state
house of assembly complex on Wednesday.
“I wish to thank your Excellency for the opportunity and
privilege granted me to serve in your administration as a member of the
cabinet. My family and I are indebted to your Excellency in gratitude,” the
notice of resignation reads.
“I wish your
Excellency a successful tenure. Please accept the assurances of my highest
regards always.”
Rivers state has been embroiled in a political crisis due to
the rift between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and current minister
of the federal capital territory (FCT).
Both men have been locked in a tussle over control of the
political structure in the state.
On Monday, 25 lawmakers of the house of assembly defected
from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On Wednesday, after the assembly complex was demolished by
the state government, Edison Ehie, speaker of the Rivers assembly who is loyal
to Fubara, declared the seats of the lawmakers who defected vacant.
Fubara thereafter presented the state’s N800 billion budget
of ‘Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity’, to five members of the
assembly in government house.
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Simi Fubara, do everything to save your mandate. Wike is not the owner of Rivers State.
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