The political crisis in the river state deepened, with the House of Representatives, controlled by minister Naisom Vick’s allies sending a letter to Governor Siminalayi Fubara demanding the removal of 19 commissioners and political appointments, who claimed that they were not screened by parliament. Speaker RT. honor. Martins Amaewhule also called for screening new candidates, accusing the governor of “illegal appointments” without legislation, violating the 1999 constitution.
The spokesman expressed dissatisfaction with the governor’s failure to submit Dagogo Iboroma’s name to screen the Attorney General and the Judicial Commissioner, arguing that it violated the constitutional provisions. The letter was given to the governor for 48 hours to comply.
honor. Environmental Commissioner Sydney Tambari dismissed the lawmakers’ demands, saying their actions were groundless. “I was screened by Edison Ehie, who was formally recognized by the court as the Speaker of the State Capitol. Until then, the group defected from the PDP and went anywhere they went.”
He further pointed out that after Esch resigned, RT. honor. Victor Oko-Jumbo took over the speaker and continued the screening process. “Their need for commissioners to fire has been replaced by the incident as all commissioners and politically appointed people are properly screened. There is no reason for the governor to send them a list of candidates.”
Tambari also accused lawmakers of misunderstanding the Supreme Court’s ruling on the state budget. “The introduction to the budget was at the discretion of the governor and has since been replaced by the incident,” he said.
