I don’t want to be remembered for my many fights — Obaseki

By Okafor Ofiebor/

Isaac O. Kamalu, the Commissioner of Finance in Rivers who was redeployed to the Ministry of Employment and Economic Empowerment in minor cabinet shakeup by Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday has resigned

Kamalu’s resignation did not come as a surprise after his counterpart, ,Professor Zaccheus Adangor, SAN,the Attorney-general resigned earlier today.

Both Commissioners are loyalists of Nyesom Wike Minister of Federal Capital Territory redeployed from their ministries on Tuesday by Governor Fubara.

Kamalu in a letter of resignation he addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Dr. Tammy Danagogo, the Secretary to the Rivers State Government blamed his resignation on intractable political crisis state, which he had hoped would have been resolved with the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In a three page letter Kamalu said it will be difficult to deliver good governance in absence of peace.

He tried to reel out his achievements in office as Commissioner of Finance even in previous administration alluding to that steady rise in internally generated accruing to the State.

Observers of Rivers politics suspect that remaining seven out of the nine commissioners loyal to Nyesom Wike Minister of Federal Capital Territory may likely follow suit like they did at the heat of the political crisis last year.

Earlier,  the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State, Professor Zacchaeus Adangor has rejected his redeployment as Commissioner for Special Duties following the cabinet reshuffle by the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. He also tendered his resignation from the state executive council.

In a letter sighted by newsmen and addressed to the Secretary to the Rivers State government, Zacchaeus rejected his new office.

Zacchaeus, a strong ally of Wike, in his resignation letter, accused Governor Fubara of interfering with the performance of his duties as Attorney General of the state.

He wrote: “I want to state for the records that I am no longer willing to continue to serve in the administration of His Excellency, Sir. Siminalayi Fubara in any capacity whatsoever.

“It is important to mention that the Governor of Rivers State in the past couple of weeks willfully interfered with the performance of my duties as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice by directing me not to defend, oppose, or appear in suits instituted against the Attorney-General and the state government by individuals admittedly hired and sponsored by the government of rivers state.

“Having served the government and good people of Rivers State dutifully, as a member of the Rivers State executive council for five years, it has become imperative for me to quit the administration in order to preserve my reputation. I wish the administration of His Excellency well.”