Commissioner of justice and attorney general of Rivers State Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN) has resigned from his position.
This comes after Governor Siminalayi Fubara deployed him to the Ministry of Special Duties.
In a letter to the secretary of the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, Adangor rejected the deployment and resigned with effect from April 24, 2024.
Adangor said he chose to leave the government to preserve his reputation.
He accused Fubara of interfering with his duties as the attorney general, alleging that the governor had directed him not to defend or oppose suits filed against the attorney general and the Government of Rivers State by individuals sponsored by the state government.
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His letter read, “The Governor of Rivers State had in the past couple of weeks willfully interfered with the performance of my duties as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
“I wish to state for the record, that I am no longer willing to continue to serve in the administration of His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, in any capacity whatsoever.
“It is important to mention that the Governor of Rivers State had in the past couple of weeks willfully interfered with the performance of my duties as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State by directing me not to defend, oppose, or appear in suits insinuated against the Honourable Attorney-General and the Government of Rivers State by persons admittedly hired and sponsored by the Government of Rivers State.”
Fubara also recently deployed the commissioner for finance Isaac Kamalu to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment.
Kamalu also resigned his appointment on Wednesday.
The duo are among the core loyalists of the minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and had resigned their offices last December, but were later restored to their positions following a peace agreement reached in Abuja.
