Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Edison Ehie, the leader of his loyalists in the State House of Assembly, as his Chief of Staff.
Ehie had contended with Martin Amaewhule over the Speaker position before recently resigning from the Assembly as part of the process to restore peace in the state, Truth Live News reports.
He was rumoured a few weeks ago to have been appointed to replace Mr. Chidi Amadi, a loyalist of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who resigned alongside some commissioners late last year.
This was disclosed in a statement made by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo on Sunday evening.
He announced that Fubara has named Ehie as his chief of staff and has also appointed five others as Special Advisers.
The new Special Advisers are Darlington Oji, who resigned as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area, Samuel Nwanosike, in the wake of the political crisis in Rivers State; Solomon Abel-Eke, the immediate past Chairman of Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area where the Wike comes from.
Others are, Prince Ohia, the immediate past Commissioner for Youths Development; Aminayanasam Fiberesima and Deeyah Bariene.
The statement said the new appointees will be sworn in by Governor Fubara at the State Executive Council Chambers on Monday.
More to follow….