Posted 1/26/2024, 1:14:38 PM
Fubara Reappoints 9 Commissioners Caught in Wike-Fubara Crossfire After Tinubu Intervention
- 9 commissioners who had resigned were re-nominated and sworn in by Governor Siminalayi Fubara
- The commissioners were seen as loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike
- Their resignation was due to political tussling between Wike and Fubara
- They were re-screened and re-confirmed by the State Assembly as part of agreements after intervention by President Tinubu
- Fubara urged the commissioners to "do the right thing", acknowledging they were "caught in the crossfire" of politics