Victor Oko-Jumbo-led lawmakers in Rivers State on Monday, held a plenary during which they screened and confirmed Governor Siminialayi Fubara‘s commissioner nominee, Emmanuel Onengiye-Ofori Frank-Fubara.
The nominee’s screening and confirmation followed a letter sent by Governor Fubara to Oko-Jumbo, requesting the House to confirm Frank-Fubara as a commissioner to serve in the Rivers State Executive Council.
Reading the letter during plenary at the temporary facility used for Legislative business in Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Oko-Jumbo said Fubara sent the request pursuant to Section 192 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
During the screening, Frank-Fubara explained that he hails from Abonnema Town in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, and that he had been a lawyer for 26 years, managing his private legal chamber in Port Harcourt after he was called to bar in 1998.
Frank-Fubara added that having served on many boards and committees in the public sector, he would bring his wealth of experience to his new appointment if confirmed and sworn in, assuring that he would discharge his duties creditably with unalloyed commitment.
The House later reverted to the business of plenary where they openly debated on two bills: the Rivers State Emergency Management Agency Bill, 2024; and the Rivers State Transport Company Reform Bill, 2024.
The lawmakers passed the two bills through a second reading and committed them to the committee stage to allow for further detailed examination with instruction to conduct public hearings and report the outcome to the House in the next two weeks.
